The Ohio State University, Office of Academic Affairs handles the administration and coordination of academic concerns such as policy and governance matters, curriculum, academic misconduct, accreditation, regional campuses, and faculty development. It was founded by the Office of the President with the appointment of Vice President Harvey Davis in 1942, which was the first official delegation of power in academic and curricular affairs from the University President's Office. In 1956, Academic Affairs was separated from the Office of the President and established as an independent division.

The Administrative Resource Management System (ARMS) was a computarized payroll system implemented by the Ohio State University beginning in 1993 with roll-out continuing through 1999. It replaced existing computer programs with PeopleSoft Corp. software, and was used by the University to handle general ledger accounting and human resource information systems.