Questions? Concerns? Anything you want to talk about? You can connect with the Grad Studies Director Miranda Martinez at martinez.475@osu.edu. And you can connect with the Academic Program Coordinator Mark Anthony Arceño at arceno.1@osu.edu.
Department Resources and Information
- Comparative Studies Graduate Handbook
- Comparative Studies Program Goals and Learning Outcomes
- Comparative Studies Graduate Student Group
- Departmental Travel Fund - email Miranda Martinez and/or Daniel Pavlovski (pavlovski.1@osu.edu) for more information.
College, Graduate School, and University Information and Resources
- ASC Graduate Student Orientation Materials
- Graduate School Handbook
- Graduate School Graduate Student Resource Guide
- Grad Forms: Getting Started
- Final Semester Procedures and Timelines
- Dissertations and Theses: Document Preparation
- Diversity in Graduate Studies
- Council of Graduate Students
- Funding for conference travel is available from the Council of Graduate Students through the Edward J. Ray Travel Award for Scholarship and Service
- The Council for Graduate Students also hosts the annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, which seeks to showcase the innovative and exemplary research being conducted by Ohio State graduate students across the full range of graduate degree programs
- Student Conduct: Code of Student Conduct, Student Mediation Program, Incident Reporting
- Student Advocacy Center: Academics, Health and Personal Crisis, Emergency Financial Assistance
Employment and Professionalization Information and Resources
- Graduate Associates: Benefits, Appointment Dates, Eligibility Requirements
- Graduate Associate Benefits Factsheet (.pdf)
- OPERS Retirement Refunds
- Request for Leave Form
- The Versatile Ph.D.
The Graduate School has purchased a subscription to The Versatile Ph.D., a web-based resource that helps graduate students explore how to pursue non-academic career options. You must access this resource through Ohio State’s authentication page, which will lead you to an internal Graduate School webpage. To start this process, go to http://go.osu.edu/VersatilePhD where you will be prompted to authenticate that you are a member of the Ohio State graduate community. - National Center for Faculty Diversity
Ohio State has partnered with NCFFD to provide access to its resources supporting writing and research productivity for academics at every stage of their careers. - Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning
- Career Counseling and Support Services
Resources for International Students
- Office of International Affairs: Immigration Information
- Office of International Affairs: Employment Information
- Office of International Affairs: Tax Information
- Office of Business and Finance: Tax Information
Research Resources
- Ohio State University Libraries
- Research Commons
provides a suite of services and space through which researchers can explore collaborative, interdisciplinary, and emerging research methods and connect with experts for support at any stage of the research process; their focus areas include finding, managing, and visualizing data, GIS and mapping, and digital humanities - Office of the Chief Information Officer
offers a variety of public domain, bulk purchase, and site-licensed software to the Ohio State community, including ArcGIS, RefWorks, and SPSS - Office of Distance Education and eLearning’s Digital Union
offers free 3-D printing, state-of-the-art video and audio recording studios, meeting spaces, and free technical assistance - Office of Responsible Research Practices
provides administrative support to the university research community and the committee responsible for research review and oversight, for research involving human subjects - The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Graduate School work in partnership to offer an annual dissertation boot camp where participants can develop a plan to complete their degree work in a timely fashion and receive valuable one-on-one coaching and feedback from experienced faculty
Funding Resources
- Grants and Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
Health, Wellness, Support, and Student Advocacy Resources
Ohio State Grad Student Resources Guide: Wellness Resources
File- Disability Services
- Counseling and Consultation Services
- CCS offers 10 free private sessions per academic year to all graduate students, and hosts group sessions for graduate students
- ProtoCall provides after-hours crisis phone counseling service; call 614-292-5766 (choose option 2)
- Crisis Text Line provides support and information to those experiencing any kind of crisis; text "START" to 741-741
- Student Wellness Center
- Free services include nutrition coaching, fitness coaching, wellness coaching, STI and HIV testing, and support for those in recovery
- Let's Talk Program
- Drop-in, informal mental health consultations on a first-come, first-served basis; free and confidential
- Student Health Services
- Comprehensive health services; appointments can be booked online through My BuckMD
- Recreation and Physical Activities Center (RPAC)
- Your membership to the RPAC is included in your student fees; offers intramural and club sports, outdoor activities, group fitness and wellness classes, and personal training at a discounted rate
Life in Columbus and Ohio State
- Ohio Union Activities Board (Graduate and Professional Students)
- Student Activities: Find a Student Organization
- Recreational Sports
- Outdoor DIY
- Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
- Columbus Underground
- Street Food Finder
Some links on this page are to .pdf files. If you need these files in a more accessible format, please contact compstudies@osu.edu. PDF files require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader software to open them. If you do not have Reader, you may use the following link to Adobe to download it for free at: Adobe Acrobat Reader.