Graduate student resources
Links to important information for graduate students.
Academics
Enrollment Procedures
SU23 enrollment guidelines
Summer 2023 enrollment instructions for MATSCEN and WELDENG graduate students.
Please be properly enrolled for SU23 by Friday, April 21, 2023.
View past terms' guidelines: SP23, AU22, SU22, SP22, AU21, SU21, SP21, AU20, SU20, SP20, AU19, SU19, SP19
Add/Drop Graduate Course
Form to be used by MSE-WE Graduate students to add or drop credits.
Enrollment & Add/Drop deadlines
General points in a term by which a student may make changes to enrollment (see more detail at Registrar link below).
Registrar Registration and Fees
Links to enrollment deadlines for specific terms including late fee assessment dates.
Reactivation of enrollment access
For students who have been accepted into an MSE or WE graduate degree track. Students who have not enrolled for a term or more may find their account has been made inactive. Use the link above to reactivate.
Transfer Credit Procedures
MSE-WE Transfer Credit Procedures--Students who have earned graduate credit at other institutions may request to apply those courses toward some portion of the MSE or WE degree requirements.
Also used to transfer OSU graduate credit earned in another OSU graduate program (ex., Graduate Non-Degree GND credit, etc.) toward MSE or WE degree requirements.
Instructional Assistant (IA) and GTA service
View IA - GTA requirements and responsibilities
An expectation of our students is the ability to teach what they have learned and to be able to critically judge the technical communications and ideas of others. Service as an Instructional Assistant provides students with opportunities to meet this important objective while assisting the undergraduate academic program. Qualifying students may add to their current funding by taking on a paid Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA), details at the link above.
MSE / WE Petition Form
From time to time a student's situation--be it academic, funding, etc.--will require a deviation from the rules established by the Graduate Studies Committee in the student's degree program. To this end, a form has been developed to petition the student's Graduate Studies Committee.
The student is to complete the form at the link below, providing a justification for the requested change in policy or procedure. Please have available the policy or procedure that is being petitioned (the form will ask for this). The student will have the opportunity to attach supporting documents to this form, if needed. The petition is received by the MSE-WE Graduate Studies Coordinator (Mark Cooper), who will review and route the petition.
Graduation procedures
Graduation process--includes minimum enrollment requirements, Commencement link, and more.
Student Services
Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS)
University Institute for Teaching and Learning (UITL)
OUAB Grad & Prof Student Activities--The Graduate and Professional student committee of the Ohio Union Activities Board designs and executes over 200 programs--from discounted concert tickets and trivia nights to career skills and family events--to enhance the graduate and professional student experience.
University Libraries
More about the university library system
As an OSU student you have access to the many research assets available through the university library system. The OSU Libraries subscribe to a number of journals and search services, all of which are available to you as a student.
International Students
Office of International Affairs (OIA)
CPT-OPT Information
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) can provide more information regarding Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment.
Student Conduct
Sexual Misconduct Policy (PDF)
Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM)