Graduate Studies Resources

Questions? Concerns? Anything you want to talk about? You can connect with the Grad Studies Director at curley.32@osu.edu, or schedule an appointment using her Calendly page: https://calendly.com/curley-32/15min. And you can connect with the Academic Program Coordinator at arceno.1@osu.edu. 

Department Resources and Information

College, Graduate School, and University Information and Resources

Employment and Professionalization Information and Resources

Resources for International Students

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

Health, Wellness, Support, and Student Advocacy Resources

  • Ohio State Grad Student Resources Guide: Wellness Resources
    File
  • Disability Services
    • Including accommodation requests related to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
  • 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


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