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Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science

For students interested in graduate study in political science, Ohio State's Department of Political Science provides the opportunity to prepare your career at a department that places graduate students at the top institutions in the world and become a part of a community of students, educators and scholars. It has a distinguished and diverse faculty strongly committed to working closely with graduate students; bright and dedicated graduate students, who typically receive full financial support to pursue their degrees; and a program that combines five traditional disciplinary major fields and the opportunity for several innovative minor programs. In March 2017, U.S. News and World report ranked the department 15th overall, 8th in International Relations, 14th in American Politics and 11th in Political Methodology.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

PSW Opportunity

12 to 36 months( OPT duration depends on the major studied)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Test requirements

Although applicants may provide either a GRE or GMAT score, the GMAT is strongly preferred.

GMAT: Fisher College requires a minimum total GMAT score of 600. In practice, a total GMAT score above 700 is generally required for an application to be competitive. A quantitative GMAT score in the high 40's or better is also preferred.

The minimum requirement for admission to an Ohio State graduate program is 16 years of study. This is usually 12 years of secondary school plus four years of post-secondary study at a college or university. If you only have three years of post-secondary study, you must complete one of the following:

A master's degree (or higher)
An approved post-graduate diploma
An additional year of university-level coursework

This work must be completed at an accredited university. Please note that we cannot give an absolute assurance that your academic documentation will qualify you for graduate study until we have reviewed your documents. When you apply, you must provide transcripts and degree statements for all post-secondary course work at a college or university.

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