Explanation of Fees
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 quarter 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.
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.
Student
Activity Fee: All
students at the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University are assessed a
Student Activity Fee each quarter 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.
Orientation
Fee: Beginning in the SP04 quarter transfer students and new 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 will be assessed a one
time fee of $50. Go to http://orientation.osu.edu/index.html
for additional information on orientation.
Recreational Fee: Beginning in the AU04 quarter a $12 per quarter mandatory fee for students taking 4 or more credit hours will be assessed. It is anticipated that this fee will increase to $12 in the SP05 quarter and $42 in SU05.
Room
& Board: Go to http://www.osuhousing.com/fees/.
Student
Health Insurance: Go to http://www.shc.ohio-state.edu/SHI/
Parking:
Go to: http://www.tp.ohio-state.edu/
.
COTA:
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 for semesters) and applies only
to Columbus campus. For a copy of COTA guidelines, please go to the COTA
fee page.
ATI
(Wooster) Safety Fee:
$12.00
Other
Miscellaneous Fees.
American
Language Program Fee: $4,493 (this fee is assessed in addition
to the undergraduate, non-resident total fees for zero hours.
Instrument Rental Fee:
Dentistry (Major=135) $984.00/qtr, Dental Hygiene (Major=132) $379.00/qtr
Law Transcript Fee: Rank 1 - $20.00 Assessed Autumn Semester
only
Law Student Bar Association:
Rank 1 - $45.00 Assessed Autumn Semester only
Nursing Clinical Fee:
$150 (this fee is assessed if a student is enrolled in Nursing 301.01, 301.02,
301.03, 401, 402, 403, 501, 503, 511, 611, 621, 622, 631, 632, 633.02, 807,
808, 809, 859, or 859D).
Nursing Liability Fee:
$12.00/year Assessed Autumn Quarter only
Publication Fees:
Assessed Autumn Quarter Only
AGR - $2.00 (All Campuses)
AHR, ENG, ENP - $1.00
NRE, Wooster - $2.00
Transcripts:
$7.00 per copy
Note 1: Non-residents must pay the non-resident total.
Note 2: Fees are assessed based on your college of enrollment.
TO
SEE THE TUITION & FEES TABLES GO TO:
http://www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/more/Content/FeeTables/MainFeeTables.htm
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