The Ohio State University has as its mission the attainment of international distinction in education, scholarship, and public service. As the state’s leading comprehensive teaching and research university, Ohio State combines responsibility for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge with a land-grant heritage of public service. It offers an extensive range of academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions. Ohio State provides accessible, high-quality, undergraduate and graduate education for qualified students who are able to benefit from a scholarly environment in which research inspires and informs teaching.