Fees Explanation

Instructional Fee:

The Instructional Fee is used to fund instructional costs at the university. Students who are registered for classes at more than one campus of The Ohio State University during any single term will have their fees assessed based on the campus carrying the majority of their instructional credit hours.  For more information, please go to the Guidelines for Multi-Campus Students page.

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Student Activity Fee:

All students at the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University are assessed a Student Activity Fee each term to support programs that benefit all students. The fee supports free on-campus entertainment, cultural and arts events, student organizations and clubs, and discounted tickets to sports, arts and cultural events in the Columbus community and throughout Ohio. Approved by the Board of Trustees to support free and discounted programs and opportunities on and around campus for all students. The fee of $25 per quarter ($37.50 per semester, summer $25).Learn more at http://ohiounion.osu.edu/get_involved/student_activity_fee/faq.

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Student Union Facility Fee:

All students at the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University are assessed a facility fee for the Ohio Union. The student fee helps fund the Ohio Union facility, student organization and student meeting space, and cutting-edge venues that support student programming.

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COTA Fee:

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) provides students with unlimited use of COTA services in exchange for a flat fee per term.   The fee of $9.00 per quarter ($13.50 per semester, summer $9.00) and applies only to Columbus campus.  For a copy of COTA guidelines, please go to the COTA fee page.

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General Fee:

The General Fee is mandated by the State of Ohio for the funding of non-instructional student services. At The Ohio State University, general fees provide those student services whose primary purpose is to contribute to the students' emotional and physical well being, as well as their cultural and social development outside the context of the formal instructional program. Included in this category are: Counseling and Consultation Services, Student Health Services, Recreational and Intramural Sports, the Student Unions, Disability Services and the Multicultural Center. 

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Learning Technology Fee:

Some plans are charged a Learning Technology Fee to pay certain technology related expenses within the primary program. To see if a particular program or plan has a fee go to Fee Tables.

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Recreational Fee:

All students (except those who are regular employess of the university) taking 4 or more credit hours on the Columbus campus are assessed this fee, which provides support for all campus recreational sports facilities, programs and services. Students who are assessed the fee are automatic members of the recreational sports facilities and eligible for all member benefits. For more information go to recsports.osu.edu. For current fee rates, please go to Fee Tables. Exception applies to Post-Candidacy Doctoral students who are considered at a full-time status at 3 credit hours. Post-Candidacy Doctoral students will be assessed this fee beginning at that level of enrollment.

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Program Fee:

Some programs charge a Program Fee to pay for certain program related expenses. To see if a particular plan has a fee go to Fee Tables.

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Miscellaneous Fees

• American Language Program (ALP) Fee: $5,457.00/course (EDUT&L 20, 21, 22, and 23)

• ATI (Wooster) Safety Fee: $15.00

• Course Fee(s):

Course Fee(s) are designed to fund additional costs for specific courses.  Any courses that require added materials and/or equipment will have this fee assessed.  The College or plan (major) determines the level of the course fee. To see if a particular course has a fee, please visit the complete course fees listing.

• Forfeiture Fees:

You will be assessed forfeiture fees if you drop below full time or withdraw after the first Friday of the quarter. Forfeiture fees also apply to part-time students who drop classes or withdraw.

• No Forfeiture (100% refund period): Through the first Friday of classes.

• 25% Forfeiture (75% refund period): 1st Saturday through the 2nd Friday of classes.

• 50% Forfeiture (50% refund period): 2nd Saturday through the 4th Friday of classes.

• 100% Forfeiture (no refund): After the 4th Friday of classes.

• Clinical Education Support Fee:

Dentistry (Program = DENT, Plan = DENT-DDS) $984.00/term
Dental Hygiene (Program = UDHY, Plan = DENTHYG-BS) $379.00/term (not assessed in summer qtr)

• Clinical Usage Fee:

Optometry $394.00/term (Program Optometry)

• Late Payment Fees:

$200 for failure to pay by the payment due date (7 calendar day before the first day of classes). This includes the first installment of the Tuition Option Payment Plan (TOPP).

Increases to $300 for failure to pay by the 2nd Friday of classes. Note: Separate late fees are assessed on behalf of University Residences and Dining Services.

In addition, students will be assessed:

$100 for each class added after the 2nd Friday of classes
$500 for initial registration after the 2nd Friday of classes


• Law Transcript Fee:

One time fee of $25.00 assessed the first time enrolled in the LAW career.

• Law Student Bar Association:

One time fee of $45.00 assessed the first time enrolled in the LAW career.

• Nursing Clinical Fee:

$350/course

• Optometry Professional Association Fee:

$55 fee assessed once per academic year beginning in autumn for students enrolled in Optometry.

• Orientation Fee:

New transfer students and new first quarter freshmen students enrolling for the winter, spring and summer terms will be assessed a one time fee of $25. New students enrolling in a fall quarter on Columbus campus will be assessed a one time fee of $50. Regional Campus students will be assessed a one time fee of $50 beginning winter 2012. International Affairs students enrolling will be assessed a one time fee of $50 their first term. Go to http://orientation.osu.edu/index.html for additional information on orientation.

• Pager Fee:

Third and fourth year medical students are assessed a fee of $20 during fall, winter and spring quarters (Program is MED).

• Parking:

Go to: http://www.tp.ohio-state.edu/

• Publication Fees: (Assessed first term of enrollment each year)

  • AGR, ENR, ATI

  $2.00 (All Campuses)

  • AHR, ENG

  $1.00 (All Campuses)

• Re-Enrollment Fee:

Students who have not paid tuition, all fees, and prior term balances by the 2nd Friday of classes will be dropped from all enrollments for non payment. Students who have been dropped for non-payment and wish to be re-enrolled will be assessed a $300 fee to re-enroll in addition to any incurred late fees.

• Room & Board:

Go to http://housing.osu.edu/

• Student Health Insurance:

Go to http://shi.osu.edu/

• Student Legal Services:

Assessed to students who are in a degree granting program with at least one credit that is not distance learning, whose home campus is Columbus, and who are not regular employees of The Ohio State University. The fee is assessed only once at first enrollment for the academic year:

$40 if enrolled in autumn (autumn through summer term coverage)
$23 if enrolled in winter, but were not enrolled for autumn (winter through summer term coverage
$14 if enrolled in spring, but were not enrolled for either autumn or winter (spring and summer term coverage),
and $5 for summer only.

Law students are assessed $40 if enrolled for autumn, $23 if enrolled for winter/spring and $6 for summer only.

To opt out of this fee and waive your coverage, please see the information available at http://studentlegal.osu.edu/waive-coverage.html.

• Transcripts:

$7.00 per copy

• Veterinary Medicine Clinical Education Fee:

$185 Tiers 1 and Tier 3
$135 Tier 2
$235 Tier 4

 

Note 1: Non-residents must pay the non-resident total.

Note 2: Fees are assessed based on your program and/or plan of enrollment.

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To View the Tuition & Fee Tables

Go to http://registrar.osu.edu/FeeTables/MainFeeTables.asp

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