Zoology

Goals Statement: Submit a goals statement specifying your area of interest, outlining your qualifications and experience in this area and associated career goals, and indicating whether you wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship (if so, please describe any previous teaching experience). You should also indicate the faculty member (s) with whom you have been in contact and list them in order of your preference as your possible advisor.

Curriculum Vitae: Submit your Curriculum Vitae, which gives your contact information, summarizes your educational and employment history, and lists honors and awards, teaching and research experience, grants or scholarships, professional presentations and publications, and any other professional accomplishments or qualifications.

Teaching Assistantship Application: Most students are supported financially through teaching assistantships, for which students typically teach laboratory sections of the courses offered in Zoology. Details that you provide in this section of the application may be helpful in determining courses for which you have particular experience/expertise.

Letters of Recommendation: Have at least three individuals familiar with your academic or professional performance write letters of recommendation on your behalf.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores: GRE scores are required prior to admission.

Student Application Deadlines: The deadline for receiving all application materials for admission in the Fall semester is 1 February. Applications received after the deadline can still be considered, however submission of all materials prior to the deadline will quarantee that the applicant will be considered for available teaching and/or research assistantships. OSU belongs to a large consortium of universities who have agreed that applicants who are accepted and offered financial support in the form of an assistantship do not have to make a final decision on accepting that support until 15 April.