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Register for Classes

Important Things to Remember

Before registering for classes, you should contact your faculty advisor. A directory for the School of Educational Policy and Leadership is available here.

Deadline dates - please be aware of the schedule of important dates as published by the Registrar's Office for each quarter. You can find them on the University Registrar's web site at: http://registrar.osu.edu/. Just click on important dates.

Some classes require the instructor's permission before you can register. You can download a "Course Enrollment Permission Form" on-line at http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/Depo/PDF/CourseEnrollment.pdf (pdf).

Continuing students should remember:

  • You will pay late registration fees if you register after the published deadlines on the University Registrar’s web site. Click on Important Dates.
  • You will pay late payment fees if you pay after the published fee payment deadline, which is 7 days prior to the start of the quarter/semester.
  • You will be assessed charges for Student Health Insurance unless you specifically request a waiver during registration. If you are assessed charges for Student Health Insurance, you have until the published date to request the waiver. You must have proof of insurance to request the waiver. See the Student Health Insurance web site for more information.
  • You will be assessed forfeiture fees if you drop and add classes after the first Friday of the quarter/semester. Please check with the Graduate School before you make schedule changes after the first Friday if you have questions about forfeiture fees.
  • The Registrar's Office publishes the "Refund/Forfeiture Fee" schedule each quarter/semester at http://registrar.osu.edu/registration/.
  • If you are not sure how refund/forfeiture fees work, please talk to someone in the Student Services Office (RA 122), at the Graduate School (247 University Hall) or the Student Services Center (Student Academic Services Building–Lane Avenue).

Waitlists

If you attempt to register for a course that does not have any more open seats, you will have the option to be waitlisted. Waitlisted students will automatically be enrolled in a course if other enrolled students drop the class. Waitlisted students may still have the opportunity to enroll in a full class with the permission of the instructor. If you become enrolled in a class with permission of the instructor, you should remove your name from the appropriate waitlist.

Waitlists remain in effect through the first week of the quarter. You may find yourself placed in a class anytime through that first week. Because of that, it is vitally important that you monitor all the waitlists you are on. You are responsible for all tuition and fees charged when you are put into a class off the waitlist, so please monitor your schedule regularly when you put yourself on a waitlist.

Schedule of Classes

The Ohio State University no longer prints paper copies of its Schedule of Classes for general distribution. The Schedule and the Course Description Bulletin are available online at: http://buckeyelink.osu.edu. Just scroll down under "Academics."

When using the online bulletin, fill in the appropriate quarter/semester, campus (Columbus), and department (Education: Educational Policy and Leadership). Helpful hints for registration are available under Student Center Help at http://buckeyelink.osu.edu. Current tuition information is available at http://registrar.osu.edu/. Just click on Tuition and Fees in the Quick Links box on the left.