CSE Graduate Admissions

If you are interested in applying for admission to the graduate program in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, please traverse the various links below for relevant information.

We devote considerable effort to keeping our web pages on graduate admissions up to date in the hope that 1) they will provide you all the information you need and 2) decrease for us the one-on-one email deluge that we have experienced in the past with graduate admissions inquiries. We simply don't have the resources to answer in a prompt and thorough manner these individual emails, typically containing questions that are addressed in the links below.

If, after having read all the information, you still have questions about our graduate admissions procedures or policy, please direct them to grad-adm@cse.ohio-state.edu.

Inquiries about Admission

• CSE Graduate Admission Policies
• Autumn quarter is our primary quarter for graduate admissions; international applicants will be considered only for Autumn admission. In addition to a strong computer science background, a student will be considered for admission with:
  • GPA minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
  • TOEFL (when required) minimum 550
  • GRE Verbal minimum 500, Quantitative minimum 700, Analytical minimum 4 (new format); or total score minimum 1900 (old format)
  • GRE CS subject test is strongly recommended for those whose undergraduate degree is not in computer science
• For admission in all other quarters, only domestic applicants will be considered. More stringent objective criteria are in force:
  • GPA minimum 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale)
  • GRE Verbal minimum 650, Quantitative minimum 700, Analytical minimum 5 (new format); or total score minimum 2100 with Verbal minimum 650, Quantitative minimum 700, Analytical minimum 700 (old format)
• A student wishing to transfer from another graduate program at OSU must complete the Application to Transfer form on the OSU Graduate School's website. A transfer student from another OSU department must meet all other requirements, be a graduate student at OSU for a minimum of one year, provide a letter of reference from their current advisor and a letter of recommendation from a CSE faculty member with whom they are doing research.
• OSU Graduate Admission Policies
• OSU provides information for graduate admissions for U.S. citizens or immigrants, and for international graduates. All OSU policies and procedures for graduate admission are described and online application is supported.

Inquiries about Application Status

Inquiries about your application status with the OSU admissions office can be made online.

Application Material

Students are required to apply via the online application form at http://www.gradapply.osu.edu.

Applicants should submit the following directly to the Graduate Admissions Office:

1. the online application (requires online payment of application fee)
2. one official transcript or record of marks for each college- or university-level school attended
3. official GRE and TOEFL scores.

Letters of recommendation: Applicants must submit three letters for recommendation one of two ways:

1. recommendation letters may be submitted by your recommender through the online application site at http://www.gradapply.osu.edu
2. recommendation letters may be submitted directly to the CSE Department if the letters will not be submitted by your recommender through the online application site. If this option is chosen, the three letters must be written on recommenders' original letterhead stationery, accomplnied by completed Ohio State Reference Form

Applicants should submit the following directly to the CSE Department:

1. one official transcript or record of marks for each college - or university-level school attended
2. a statement of purpose
3. a curriculum vitae or resume no longer than two pages.

Application Deadlines

• To be considered for a Fellowship, the deadline for international applicants is November 30 and for domestic applicants is January 15.
• To be considered for a Teaching Associateship or Research Associateship, the deadline for both international and domestic applicants is January 15.
• To be considered for admission only for Autumn quarter, with no financial support, the deadline for international applicants is January 15 and for domestic applicants is July 1.
• To be considered for admission only for any other quarter, with no financial support, the deadline for domestic applicants is three months prior to the start of the intended admission quarter.

Student Support

Financial aid is available to students in the form of Teaching and Research Assistantships and Fellowships. These provide tuition, fees, and a stipend. We also have special Fellowships for students from underrepresented groups.

• Sources
• Temporary Positions
• Women and Minorities

Special Fellowship

To help promote diversity among computing graduate students and professionals, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering will provide a graduate fellowship (tuition and fees, plus a monthly stipend) to start in Autumn 2006. The fellowship will support a new graduate student for a maximum of three years. During the period of support, the student will be encouraged to seek other types of funding, such as a GRA position or other fellowship, as appropriate. Should such support be obtained, CSE will make up the difference between that support and what other supported CSE graduate students of the same rank receive. During periods in which other support is not forthcoming, CSE will pay the entire support amount. This fellowship is limited to graduate students from traditionally underrepresented groups, such as African, Native, or Hispanic- American. The graduate admissions committee will work with the departmental diversity coordinator to identify potential candidates and make the award.