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.
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.
January 26, 2024 >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
April 12, 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.
April 19, 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.
The Department of Educational Studies is hiring a Senior Academic Program Services Specialist. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong background working with college students and is familiar with recruitment, admissions, and academic advising processes in a higher education institution.
Under the direction and supervision of the Director of Student Services, this position focuses on providing an opportunity for a talented candidate to oversee and develop the programs in the Student Services area affiliated with the Recruitment, Orientation, and Retention of Graduate Students for Educational Studies. This includes developing and implementing a strategic recruitment plan that includes both in-state and out-of-state travel with some weekend and evening hours, including in-person and online recruiting events to generate interest and enrollment in Educational Studies academic programs; create on-campus recruiting initiatives in collaboration with the department; implement and manage a communications plan including social media for recruiting at colleges, universities, and K-12 schools in collaboration with the Director, develop recruitment materials in partnership with the college development office, supervise and manage special events for recruiting; oversee the day-to-day office communication and administer informational materials for the department, students, and staff; oversee listserv management for current and prospective students, direct communication with applicants and admitted students; advise prospective students expressing an interest in our graduate programs, approve and manage the transfer of graduate credit process, support department leadership with course promotion and registration and enrollment, oversee and manage special programs and degree enhancements such as graduate minors, graduate interdisciplinary specializations, and graduate certificates, create strategic recruitment partnerships across programs in the department; measure and evaluate the success of recruitment programs, communications, and special projects; collaborate with the Admissions Specialist to monitor matriculation of students, communicate with faculty about matriculated students, supervise the rollout of the online new student orientation, and arrange student services staff visits to program orientations.
In this showcase, Dr. Kristen J. Mills and Dr. Stephen John Quaye feature Black students’ stories about navigating racial battle fatigue (RBF). RBF is exhaustion Black students experience from repeated racism that has negative health consequences.
This is a reminder that nominations for the Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA) are open via Qualtrics. Every year, graduate students take on the responsibility to teach and find new ways to enrich the student experience at Ohio State. The Graduate School is excited to honor the incredible GTAs who have positively impacted the education of their students through their teaching and mentoring.
Nominations for the 2023-2024 GATA will close on November 15, 2023, at 5:00PM. Late submissions will not be considered. After nominations have closed, Graduate School Fellowship Services will reach out to all eligible nominees with information regarding the GATA Student Workshop that will occur later in the fall semester.
GATA applications will begin being accepted via GradAwards on December 4, 2023. Final application materials must be submitted as one single combined PDF document. The final packet may be uploaded by the student’s Program Coordinator to the GradAwards system, or they may be emailed directly to grad-schoolfellowships@osu.edu by February 14, 2024, by the 5:00PM Eastern Time deadline. Any submission received after the deadline or containing multiple files will not be considered.
In 2021, Dr. Rhodesia McMillian started an EHE writing group for Ed Policy students. But it grew, and graduate students from across the college and campus would join. This semester, Dr. McMillian will reinstitute the EHE Graduate Student Writing Group. It is open to all students and faculty who benefit from structured writing. It’s a simple setup… log in, write quietly for 90 minutes, and log off. There is no coaching or discussion on your writing skills, just a quiet writing accountability space. You can use this time to work on a manuscript, class assignment, dissertation, conference proposal, etc.
Topic: EHE Graduate Student Writing Group
Time: Every Wednesday beginning September 20, 2023, from 6:30-8 a.m.
Every Thursday beginning September 21, 2023, from 5:30-7 p.m.
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.
Preparing for Comps and Candidacy
For all doctoral students currently taking or preparing for their candidacy exams Click the link below to register
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.
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.
September 8, 2023 >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
November 22, 2023 >> 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.
December 1, 2023 >> 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.
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.
Preparing for Comps and Candidacy
For all doctoral students planning to complete their candidacy exams soon All events on Zoom Click the link below to register
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.
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.
May 26, 2023 >> ONLINE Applications to Graduate. Final date set by Graduate School.
July 14, 2023 >> 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 21, 2023 >> 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.
On April 10, 2023, we hosted the Educational Studies Student Recognition Awards. During the event, we recognized many of our outstanding students for their many achievements throughout the year and their entire time in our department. The awards were hosted by department chair Dr. Lori Patton Davis and associate chair Dr. Marc Guerrero. Thank you to all of the faculty who nominated students to be recognized and congratulations to all of our award recipients! See the full list of awards recipients below as well as pictures from the event. See all of our pictures from the event here.
Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award
This award honors one graduate student in Educational Studies in recognition of their outstanding service-based leadership to the college, university, and/or greater community. Recipient must have a demonstrated record of leadership that has been an impetus for positive change and/or have a significant impact on the college, university, or community.
Recipient: Danya Contractor (Counselor Education)
Graduate Teaching Award
This award recognizes the valuable contributions of a graduate student to teaching and pedagogy. Recipients must have a demonstrated record of excellence in course development and instruction.
Recipient: Rebecca Cepeda (Higher Education and Student Affairs)
Chair’s Award for Outstanding First Year Master’s/Specialist Student
This award recognizes a Master’s/Specialist student in their first year of study who exemplifies our department mission, vision, and values through their work in and out of the classroom.
Recipient: Gabriel Schepergerdes (Educational Administration)
Chair’s Award for Outstanding First Year Doctoral Student
This award recognizes a Doctoral student in their first year of study who exemplifies our department mission, vision, and values through their work in and out of the classroom.
In lieu of a video, Dr. Ana-Paula Correia submitted comments to recognize Mimi:
“It’s my pleasure to present Mimi Adjei the Chair’s Award for Outstanding First-Year Student. Mimi is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Learning Technologies program. During her first year in the program, she has accomplished much, as reported here. As a former Math teacher, Mimi volunteers to tutor Math for students from underrepresented groups. She is also engaged in advocacy work with the Diverse Design Collective; a group focused on participatory educational initiatives for underrepresented communities.
Mimi presented at the EHE Research Forum in February 2023 on the topic of Learning Analytics. She serves as a co-investigator on a research project that looks at teacher presence in online education. She is about to complete the data collection for this project and will spend part of her summer writing an article with her team. Mimi wants to conduct research that crosses the traditional boundaries of Learning Technologies. As a result, she has been recently admitted to the Usability and User Experience in Health Care certificate program that she will be working on in parallel with her Ph.D.
We, as the Educational Studies department, are extremely happy to have Mimi with us, and we wish her the best as she continues her studies. Congratulations, Mimi Adjei!”
Recipient: Mimi Adjei (Learning Technologies)
Chair’s Award for Commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
This award recognizes a student who exemplifies the department’s commitment to promoting equity, inclusion, and social justice through their research, teaching, and service. Nominated students should embody the department’s values of collaboration and respectful dialogue about social equity issues and practicing leadership to address systemic issues of educational equity.
Recipient: Debbie Jones (Educational Policy)
Student Service Awards
These awards recognize students who exemplify a spirit of service to the department through their contributions outside the classroom. These students demonstrated their care for supporting all students in the department through their efforts.
Creating Connections Student Service Award: DeQuindre Hughes
Creating Connections Student Service Award: Debbie Jones
Creating Connections Student Service Award: Sangeun Lee
Creating Connections Student Service Award: Alan Sells
Graduate Studies Committee Student Service Award: Huy Nguyen
Program Awards
These awards recognize students in each of our academic programs for their tremendous academic accomplishments. Through their academics, scholarship, research, and other accomplishments, these students exemplify the mission, vision, and values of our department.
Program Awards for Counselor Education
Outstanding Doctoral Student: Sarah Henry
Outstanding Master’s/Specialist Student: Julia Hargrove
