A brief description of the department:
In both its teaching and research, the Department is fundamentally interdisciplinary. The faculty unite Greek and Latin philology with perspectives informed by a diversity of theoretical disciplines that are central to debates taking place in the humanities and social sciences.
Particular strengths or unique areas of interest for the department: Ancient religion; critical theory; genre and gender; epigraphy and paleography; late antiquity.
Application deadline: See our website for up-to-date information.
Unusual features of the application: No
GRE scores required: Yes
Writing sample required: For the writing sample, send us your best work, not your longest. Good samples tend to be 15-35 pp. long. Shorter samples are often insufficiently ambitious. Longer ones tend to ramble. These numbers are arbitrary and only meant to guide you as to the kind of thing we are looking for. They are not intended as page limits.
For “best consideration for admission”, applicants should have (note that there are always special cases, and that meeting the stated numerical goals will not guarantee admission to any program):
GPA: 3.8 or above. Two years of both Latin and Greek beyond the beginner
stage. The grad
school at OSU updates their minimum requirements on their web-site each
summer.
Average number of new graduate students per year: The average is 5-7, usually one of which already has an MA; all are interested in obtaining a PhD.
Approximate percentage of applicants this represents: About an eighth.
Number of new students entering program this fall:
Approximate percentage of incoming students given full funding: All students are guaranteed funding, though usually this means TA positions.
Number of guaranteed years of funding: Six (and occasionally seven) years for the completion of the PhD.
Out of those years, number student will be expected or required to serve as TA, RA, or the like: All of them, except when the Department secures University Fellowships for specific students.
International students eligibility for financial aid: Yes
PhDs and MAs awarded since January 2005: About 14 PhDs.
Major changes anticipated in the department over the next few years, if any: No.
Best contact person for questions: Anthony Kaldellis kaldellis.1@osu.edu
2007 Survey Response