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Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education

As a doctoral candidate in Ohio State’s STEM Education program, you will be immersed in research from the beginning to the end of your program – taking courses, working on funded projects and completing research apprenticeships with faculty members. You will be encouraged and supported in your scholarly endeavors including presenting and participating at national and international conferences and publishing in collaboration with faculty. 

Students who began the T&L PhD program in AU25 or beyond will follow the curriculum of one of the five new specializations associated with the PhD redesign. This area of study only pertains to students who began in AU24 or before. If you are a student who started in AU24 or before and want to switch into one of the new specializations, please work with your faculty advisor to determine if this is appropriate for you.

T&L PhD Revision Specializations

• Critical Studies in Education: Race, Justice, and Equity
• Inclusive Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics Education
• Innovative Arts, Literacies, and Languaging
• Literacies, Literature and Learning
• Multilingual Language Education

Program Features

Grounded in cognitive development, learning, teaching and the social contexts in which they occur. 

Learn research techniques and gain experiences that prepare you to pursue your own investigations in STEM education and complete courses in your chosen specialization. 

Select courses in the departments of Teaching and Learning and Educational Studies, STEM content areas and supporting coursework such as statistics, psychology and educational technology. 

STEM Education at Ohio State is committed to urban education, equity and diversity issues and high needs schools. 

Career Paths

Funding Opportunities 

Key to teaching, research and learning in the college, associateships provide students with professional experience and financial support. 

These financial awards are made by Ohio State to students based on academic merit through a university-wide competition. 

The college annually awards scholarships to its students to support their academic goals. 

Degree Requirements

Prerequisites

Master's degree

Program start

Autumn Semester 

Deadline to apply

Pre-application conversations with faculty are encouraged.

Minimum Program hours

(up to 30 credit hours may transfer)

View Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (TCHLRN-PH, STEM) Curriculum Sheet

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Autumn 2025 PhD  Application Deadline:    

5 december 2024.

Application now closed for our PhD Program

The mathematics  PhD program accepts applications for Autumn Semester admission only. The deadline for Regular Applications is 5 December. The deadline for  Standby Applications  is 28 January 2025. See Application Instructions for details. Our department has about 80 active graduate faculty on the Columbus and regional campuses, with virtually every area of mathematics represented in our program. You can find an overview of our  admission process  and  support opportunities below.

The MAQRM program (actuarial science) accepts applications for both Autumn and Spring Semester admission. The deadline for Spring admission for international students is November 1, and for domestic students is November 28.  For Autumn admission, priority consideration, apply by February 1 .  Final deadline to apply for the Autumn MAQRM cohort is April 1st.   International and domestic deadlines are the same for Autumn.

To learn about our graduate program, see the  Graduate Program Prospectus (with Faculty Research List) [pdf] or our Research page or the following links.

Note about the Application Fee

The Ohio State University charges a non-refundable fee of 60 USD for domestic applicants and 70 USD for international applicants. PhD applicants with financial need may apply for a fee waiver via our department's   fee waiver request form , which opens on October 1st. The fee waiver request must be completed prior to submitting the graduate program application and no later than 30 November 2023 .

All admitted PhD students are offered a Graduate Teaching Associateships (GTA) during the academic year. GTAs are renewable assuming satisfactory academic progress.

Incoming students with strong academic records may be selected for university or departmental fellowships, which include full support without teaching duties. In addition, continuing students may apply for several types of semester-long departmental fellowships as well as travel support. Our doctoral students regularly compete for and win prestigious awards given by the OSU Graduate School for outstanding scholarly accomplishment.

All Graduate Associateships and Fellowships come with a competitive stipend, full tuition waiver, and full health insurance subsidy. Summer support is currently offered to the majority of students requesting it. See the Financial Support page for more details. 

MAQRM students are not supported by this process and must provide or obtain their own funding. Financial aid inquiries can be directed to  OSU's Office of Student Financial Aid .

Admission Process and Numbers

We typically receive between 350 and 400 applications for the PhD program each year. Our recruitment target for an incoming class is usually around 20-27 new PhDs. The admission process starts with a pre-screening of the files by the chairs of the admission committee based on basic data such as performance in core courses, general academic background, test scores, and brief inspections of letters. The graduate admissions committee then reviews about 150 files in greater depth, split over several rounds and groups. This review typically leads to the admission of around 75-85 students to the PhD program, as well as the creation of an ordered wait-list.

For MAQRM we receive up to 50 applications per year. The number of admitted MAQRM applicants may vary based on the size and qualifications of the applicant pool.

A summary of the expected preparations and admission criteria for our programs can be found on the   PhD program  page and the  MAQRM program page. 

Review of PhD applications begins shortly after the December deadline. We expect to make a first round of admissions in early January, and a second round of admissions in mid-February. At that time we also hope to upgrade some financial offers to previously admitted students. In addition, an ordered wait-list is issued sometime in March and maintained until April 15. 

Please be aware that information about admission results on public forums (such as Grad Cafe and Mathematicsgre.com) are often not reliable and postings there may be entirely fabricated. If you have questions about where we are in our admissions cycle please feel free to contact us directly.  

Commitment to Diversity

The OSU Department of Mathematics is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive community for students of every race, gender, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and sexual orientation. We are a program group member of the National Math Alliance  dedicated to enhancing diversity in the scientific community. We are also committed to providing an accessible education for students with disabilities.

Information on support resources and multicultural organizations for graduate students can be found on our College's  Diversity in Graduate Studies  site. 

Eligible U.S. students are strongly encouraged to apply for the   Discovery Scholars Program  and  GEM Fellowship . Please note the mid-November application deadline.

Information on accommodations for students with disabilities can be found via our Student Life Disability Services  office.

Prospective students:  [email protected]

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Graduate Program

The Graduate School has developed a  quick reference guide to help you quickly access the information you need about semesters and graduate student credit hours, GA appointments, and enrollment. More in formation can be found in the Graduate School Handbook . Department's Graduate Program is a strong one with an excellent placement record. Placement information is available for graduates of our doctoral program since 1995-96.  Areas of special strength in the Department include: Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic, Logic, Modern Philosophy, Ethics and Metaethics, Moral Psychology and Action Theory, Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Language, History of Analytic Philosophy, and Metaphysics and Epistemology.

Most graduate course work takes the form of seminars that are used to satisfy Course Number and Distribution Requirements . For more information about the program requirements please see the links in the right hand column. Beginning students are required to take a First-Year Seminar which is an intensive introduction to a topic and is usually taught by two faculty members. The William H. Fink Prize for the outstanding graduate student essay in philosophy is awarded annually. The Philosophy Department has several affiliated professors from other departments. Many of both the graduate students and the faculty make use of the relationship between the excellent Department of Linguistics , Department of Mathematics , Department of Political Science , and Department of Comparative Studies by attending one another's seminars, colloquia, reading groups, etc. Some of the graduate students have gone on to obtain dual degrees (or certificates) in these other departments.