A key milestone on the path to earning your Ph.D. degree is becoming a "Ph.D. candidate," and passing the oral preliminary exam is the final step to candidacy. But what is the oral preliminary exam? In this information session, we will cover the essentials for taking this oral exam with the OSU physics department: what to expect, how to prepare, and how to make sure all of the paperwork is in order. If you are planning on taking this exam in the future and would like to hear from a student who recently completed it, this workshop is for you.