Professor Saleh Tanveer , the Vice Chair of Maths and Head of Graduate Studies in Ohio State University , who has been in the academic sphere of the US over 28 years first as a student and then as a teacher, speaks in details about the graduate admission procedure in his department . He speaks about the pre-qualifications for such admissions , mentions that all students in the Ph.d program in his department are given financial assistance through fellowships and assistantships. He also mentions about transfer of credits .