OGSPS
Office of Interdisciplinary graduate programs
The Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) has been supporting collaborative, interdisciplinary research at Purdue since 2004. We help connect graduate students with faculty, research opportunities, and resources across a wide range of fields. Whether you’re looking to expand your academic experience beyond a single discipline or seeking collaboration with interdisciplinary peers, OIGP is here to help you engage in meaningful, innovative research that makes an impact.
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Admissions Models
The following are the main Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) organizational models for admissions.
The admit-and-confer structure functions like a department by admitting students and conferring degrees. These programs are housed in the College of Liberal Arts. The following programs participate in this model:
The second model is comprised of concentrations that admit students to the program directly, but the students eventually graduate from the associated graduate department of the major professor. Degrees at Purdue are awarded only by programs which are approved by the Indiana Commission on Higher Education, which does not include these concentrations. The following programs participate in this model:
The third structure is administered as a concentration. These programs review and admit students, but students must already be admitted by a degree granting department. Students have a concentration added to their transcript upon completing the program requirements. These concentrations include:
Gerontology and Cancer Research are our “dual title PhD degree” programs in which students complete all degree requirements for the discipline-based PhD program with the dual title. The Dual Title option requires additional requirements for each of the Programs, often without extending the time to degree. Both the discipline and program appear on the transcript.
Programs Overview
The Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) offers a variety of concentrations and degree programs designed to fit a wide range of academic interests. Explore the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) Admissions Models to see how the application process works and find the path that’s right for you.
Administered programs are managed by the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs. Affiliated programs are managed by an outside office or department.
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Contact Information
OIGP Main Office
Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, Purdue University
Ernest C. Young Hall, 8th Floor
155 South Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2114
oigp@purdue.edu
(765) 496-1635