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Graduate Students

Ph.D. Program Requirements

The Philosophy Department follows the Graduate School regulations, listed in the Graduate School Handbook (Section 9),regarding doctoral programs. For information about a special "One-of-a-Kind" doctoral program that allows students to combine the study of philosophy with related work in other fields, see the University Bulletin (Book 2). The following sections outline the principal requirements of the regular Ph.D. program in philosophy at O.S.U.

• 2.1 The Logic Requirements
• 2.2 The First-Year Seminar
• 2.3 Distribution Requirements
• 2.4 The Course-Number Requirement
• 2.5 The Candidacy Examination
• 2.6 The Qualifying Examination
• 2.7 Dissertation Seminar
• 2.8 The Final Oral Examination