Resources for Current Students

This page contains information and resources for M.S. and Ph.D. students currently enrolled in our program.

For New Students

• New student to-do list
• New Ph.D. student information

Course Information

• Master schedule of classes
• Course bulletin
• Course registration

Calendars and Directories

• University academic calendar
• Graduate School calendar
• Upcoming events and seminars in AED Economics
• Information on facilities and resources of our department and the University
• Searchable OSU personnel directory

Graduate Program Rules and Regulations

• OSU Graduate School Handbook
• AED Economics Graduate Program Handbook
• Leave policy for Graduate Associates and Fellows

Degree Completion Checklists and Guidelines

• Master's degree checklist
• Doctoral degree checklist
• The Graduate School's Guidelines for Preparing Theses and Dissertations
• Sample pages for theses and dissertations

Forms

• Most forms available electronically are available through the Graduate School, but the most popular are listed here for convenience. If a link no longer works properly, please notify Susan Miller.
• Graduation
• Application to Graduate- Doctoral (pdf)
• Application to Graduate- Master´s (pdf)
• Commencement Absence Form (pdf)
• Doctoral Degree Checklist (pdf)
• Final Quarter, Doctoral Student Procedures (pdf)
• Graduation Deadline Dates (pdf)
• Master´s Degree Checklist (pdf)
• Academic Programs/Minors/Transfers
• Graduate Minor Program Form (pdf)
• Graduate Minor Transcript Designation (pdf)
• Graduate Specialization Transcript Designation (pdf)
• Interdisciplinary Specialization Program Form (pdf)
• Request for Transfer of Graduate Program (pdf)
• Dissertations/Theses/Examinations
• Guidelines for Preparing Theses, Dissertations, and D.M.A. Document (pdf)
• Guidelines, Access to and Distribution of Dissertations (pdf)
• Sample Pages for Theses, Dissertations, and D.M.A. Documents (pdf)
• Doctoral Draft Approval/Notification of Final Oral Examination (pdf)
• Notification of Doctoral Candidacy Examination (pdf)
• Course Enrollment Form (pdf)

Services

• For parking passes: Transportation & Parking
• For transcripts: Registrar
• To register: Buckeyelink and the Master Schedule
• For intramural sports: Rec Sports Intramurals
• For athletic facility locations and hours: Rec Sports Locations
• Faculty and Teaching Assistant Development
• The University's Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing

Information on the Graduate Student Association.

Receiving the M.A. in Economics 

Ph.D. students in AED Economics can receive the M.A. in Economics by meeting the following requirements:

1. Complete the Microeconomics Sequence: Econ 804, 805, 808 with a 3.0 or better grade average;
2. Receive at least a Master's Pass on the Microeconomics Qualifying Examination;
3. Complete the Macroeconomics Sequence: Econ 806, 807, 809 with a 3.0 or better grad average;
4. Receive at least a Master's Pass on the Macroeconomics Qualifying Examination;
5. Transfer to the graduate program in the Economics department for one quarter during or after the quarter in which you pass the micro and macro qualifying examinations;
6. Submit an application to graduate to the Graduate School for an M.A. in Economics. Have this application approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in the Economics Department;
7. Transfer back to AED Economics the next quarter.

If you are taking the qualifier in September, you will need to apply for end-of-quarter graduation and will not receive your degree until December. You may also need to remain enrolled in the Economics Department during the Autumn quarter.

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