How To Apply
To receive full consideration, applications to the joint OSU-UO PhD and MS programs must be received by December 1 for matriculation the following fall.
Start Your ApplicationApplication Materials
During the application process, among other information, you will be required to submit the following:- Applicant's legal first and last name when creating an account
- Academic Records/Transcripts from each institution attended, showing graded course work for all academic work attempted or completed
- Personal Statement/Essays
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Letters of Reference: During application, you will provide the names and emails of reference writers. The letter of reference system will contact each reference writer to enable them to submit a confidential electronic letter.
- A satisfactory proficiency in the English language is required for admission to the joint campus program. All applicants for whom English is not a native/primary language* and/or who are international applicants must show proof of language proficiency through one of the following options:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition) Score: Minimum Score: 88
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Test Score: Minimum Score: 7.0 overall band score
- Waiver of testing requirements by holding a degree from certain English-speaking countries: A bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from an English-speaking institution in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. We are unable to accept certificates of English as a mode of instruction to satisfy this requirement.
- Testing requirements are also waived for applicants who speak English as a native/primary language and have a bachelor’s degree or higher from an English-speaking institution in Ghana or Nigeria.
*Native/primary language is defined as: A language you used as a primary language in your childhood, rather than learning it as a foreign language.
Application Fee - $75.00 for domestic students, $85.00 international students.- Application fee is non-refundable (see Special Fees)
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