• Schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor.
• Review program plan/degree audit making sure you meet all requirements for graduation.
• Use your program plan/degree audit to guide your discussion during appointment.
• Register and pay for 3 graduate credit hours.
• Make sure that you have no missing grades, incompletes, EN grades or holds on your account.
• Submit your program plan to the student services office via email at edstudies@osu.edu
• Based on graduation review/clearance, your application to graduate is either approved or denied in GRADFORMS.

All PhD and EdD students

• Submit signed program plans and annual reviews via email at Edstudies@osu.edu.
• Email confirmations can be used in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan and annual reviews. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for doctoral students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

All MA, MLT and EdS students 

• Submit one of the following via email at Edstudies@osu.edu. A) Program plan or B) PDF version of Degree Audit. Students only need to submit one or the other. Learn how to run your degree here.
• Email confirmations can be in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• Degree Audit Only-Advisor Review is the only requirement that can be incomplete prior to submitting your audit; no other missing requirements should be on your audit.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan/degree audit. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for master students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

Dates to keep in mind (from the Grad School’s Graduation Calendar)

• May 23, 2025  >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
• July 11, 2025 >> Master Examination Report Forms must be submitted electronically by the student’s advisors. Doctoral Examinations Report Forms must be completed and submitted electronically on or before the given date.
• July 18, 2025 >> Approved thesis and dissertation documents (for PhD and Master’s with thesis option students) must be submitted and accepted. Students are encouraged to get the documents uploaded a day early in case they experience challenges with submissions.
• August 3, 2025 >> Ohio State University Commencement
• August 25, 2025 >> End of Semester deadline

• Schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor.
• Review program plan/degree audit making sure you meet all requirements for graduation.
• Use your program plan/degree audit to guide your discussion during appointment.
• Register and pay for 3 graduate credit hours.
• Make sure that you have no missing grades, incompletes, EN grades or holds on your account.
• Submit your program plan to the student services office via email at edstudies@osu.edu
• Based on graduation review/clearance, your application to graduate is either approved or denied in GRADFORMS.

All PhD and EdD students

• Submit signed program plans and annual reviews via email at Edstudies@osu.edu.
• Email confirmations can be used in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan and annual reviews. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for doctoral students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

All MA, MLT and EdS students 

• Submit one of the following via email at Edstudies@osu.edu. A) Program plan or B) PDF version of Degree Audit. Students only need to submit one or the other. Learn how to run your degree here.
• Email confirmations can be in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• Degree Audit Only-Advisor Review is the only requirement that can be incomplete prior to submitting your audit; no other missing requirements should be on your audit.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan/degree audit. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for master students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

Dates to keep in mind (from the Grad School’s Graduation Calendar)

• January 24, 2025  >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
• April 11, 2025 >> Master Examination Report Forms must be submitted electronically by the student’s advisors. Doctoral Examinations Report Forms must be completed and submitted electronically on or before the given date.
• April 18, 2025 >> Approved thesis and dissertation documents (for PhD and Master’s with thesis option students) must be submitted and accepted. Students are encouraged to get the documents uploaded a day early in case they experience challenges with submissions.
• April 30, 2025 >> EHE Commencement for Master’s, Specialist and Doctoral Graduates
• May 4, 2025 >> Ohio State University Commencement
• May 5, 2025 >> End of Semester deadline

Helpful Events:

Attend one of our final semester workshops this semester on January 13 or 21. Click here for more information.

Are you a graduate student preparing for your final semester? All of these processes can be confusing for both students and faculty advisors. Join us for events designed to answer common questions, clarify important dates and deadlines, and outline policies and procedures to make processes more simple and easy to understand.

Time to Graduate! Your Guide to the Final Semester

For all graduate students planning to graduate this semester
All events on Zoom
Click the link below to register

• Thursday, September 5 at 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 26 at 1:30 p.m.

Additional Information

If you are in need of additional information, have questions, or need an accommodation for these events, please feel free to reach out to the Department of Educational Studies. Feel free to reach out to Maggie Kruth at kruth.2@osu.edu.

Are you planning for your candidacy exams? Do you know what it means to be a doctoral candidate? All of these processes can be confusing for both students and faculty advisors. Join us for events designed to answer common questions, clarify important dates and deadlines, and outline policies and procedures to make processes more simple and easy to understand.

Preparing for Comps and Candidacy

For all doctoral students planning to complete their candidacy exams in the coming semester.
All events on Zoom
Click the link below to register

• Wednesday, October 2 at 1:30 p.m.
• Thursday, October 17 at 4 p.m.

Additional Information

If you are in need of additional information, have questions, or need an accommodation for these events, please feel free to reach out to the Department of Educational Studies. Feel free to reach out to Maggie Kruth at kruth.2@osu.edu.

• Schedule an appointment with your faculty advisor.
• Review program plan/degree audit making sure you meet all requirements for graduation.
• Use your program plan/degree audit to guide your discussion during appointment.
• Register and pay for 3 graduate credit hours.
• Make sure that you have no missing grades, incompletes, EN grades or holds on your account.
• Submit your program plan to the student services office via email at edstudies@osu.edu
• Based on graduation review/clearance, your application to graduate is either approved or denied in GRADFORMS.

All PhD and EdD students

• Submit signed program plans and annual reviews via email at Edstudies@osu.edu.
• Email confirmations can be used in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan and annual reviews. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for doctoral students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

All MA, MLT and EdS students 

• Submit one of the following via email at Edstudies@osu.edu. A) Program plan or B) PDF version of Degree Audit. Students only need to submit one or the other. Learn how to run your degree here.
• Email confirmations can be in lieu of signatures for students and advisors.
• Degree Audit Only-Advisor Review is the only requirement that can be incomplete prior to submitting your audit; no other missing requirements should be on your audit.
• All course substitutions will need to be taken care of before submitting your program plan/degree audit. You will need to let student services know in advance what courses were approved to be taken. Documentation/approval from your advisor for the substitution must be on file in the student services office.
• Final semester procedures for master students can be found on the Graduate School web site for procedures for your final semester.

Dates to keep in mind (from the Grad School’s Graduation Calendar)

• September 5, 2024 >> Online Workshop: Get Ready to Graduate: Your Guide to the Final Semester
• September 6, 2024  >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
• September 24, 2024 >> Online Workshop: Get Ready to Graduate: Your Guide to the Final Semester
• November 22, 2024 >> Master Examination Report Forms must be submitted electronically by the student’s advisors. Doctoral Examinations Report Forms must be completed and submitted electronically on or before the given date.
• November 27, 2024 >> Approved thesis and dissertation documents (for PhD and Master’s with thesis option students) must be submitted and accepted. Students are encouraged to get the documents uploaded a day early in case they experience challenges with submissions.
• December 15, 2024 >> Autumn 2024 Commencement
• January 3, 2025 >> End of Semester deadline

Helpful Events:

Are you planning for your candidacy exams? Do you know what it means to be a doctoral candidate? Are you a graduate student preparing for your final semester? All of these processes can be confusing for both students and faculty advisors. Join us for events designed to answer common questions, clarify important dates and deadlines, and outline policies and procedures to make processes more simple and easy to understand.