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Department of Physics

Current Graduate Students

Learning Outcomes for the MS and PhD degrees

• Learning Outcomes for the PhD program

• Learning Outcomes for the MS program

Student Organizations

• Graduate Student Council (Information and Resources for Graduate Students)

• Physicists for Inclusion in Science (PhIS)

Departmental Policies for Graduate Students

• PhD program requirements (previous requirements 2018)

• MS program requirements (previous requirements 2017)

• Requirements for satisfactory progress

• PhD program changes in 2020

• FAQ about graduate program changes in 2020

• Template for declaration of change of doctoral program

• Instructions for Required CITI Responsible Conduct of Work training

• Oral Preliminary Examination Policies

• Graduate Committees (includes links to internal forms)

• Form to schedule graduate committee meeting/exam/annual progress meeting

• Form to report graduate committee meeting/exam/annual progress meeting

• Sample CV for annual progress meeting (MS Word) (PDF)

• Responsible Conduct of Research Training

• Travel instructions for graduate students

* Form for Grad School Travel grant applications

Comprehensive Exam

• Comprehensive Exams/Solutions From Previous Years

• Formula Sheets: (SI units); (Integral Table)

• Comprehensive Examination Policies

• Grading policy for the comprehensive exam

• Changes to the Comprehensive Examination Policies, dated August 28, 2015

Teaching Assistantships

• TA Resources

• Exam Proctoring Instructions

Additional Information

• Comprehensive List of OSU Student Resources

• FERPA training

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Career profiles and statistics from Compadre/APS

• Travel funds for conferences may be available from the College of Science, the OSU Graduate School, or the President's Commission on the Status of Women

Departmental Awards for Graduate Students

• Ben and Elaine Whiteley Materials Research Endowment Fund

• Department of Physics Graduate Research Award

• Peter Fontana Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award