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To keep your admission on track, complete these steps:

What to do now

Check your buckeyemail email account.

Check your BuckeyeMail even if you haven't decided on Ohio State.

We're sending important, time-sensitive information — like your housing contract and financial aid offer — to your BuckeyeMail account. Check BuckeyeMail several times a week at buckeyemail.osu.edu . Log in with your Ohio State username (lastname.#@buckeyemail.osu.edu) and password.

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Keep checking your personal email, too: We may still send important information there.

If you don’t end up enrolling at Ohio State, your BuckeyeMail account and all data will be removed at the end of the semester for which you applied.

If you haven’t already done so, submit the FAFSA and create your ScholarshipUniverse profile

Every student is highly encouraged to file the FAFSA and create a profile on ScholarshipUniverse to be considered for the most financial aid (including scholarships, grants, loans and Federal Work-Study). Get deadlines and simple steps for applying for aid.

Accept our offer of admission and pay your acceptance fee

If you are admitted for autumn term, pay this $100 nonrefundable fee by May 1 May 15 . If you are admitted for spring term, check your Applicant Center for your deadline. Housing and orientation information are mailed/emailed in the order acceptance fees are received.

To pay your acceptance fee, or decline the offer of admission

Follow the directions on your notice of admission, which is emailed to you as soon as you’re admitted to Ohio State. You can also pay the fee through your Applicant Center .

Note: As a condition of enrollment, all admitted applicants are required to answer a question regarding disciplinary and felony history prior to paying the acceptance fee.

To delay your enrollment term

If you don't intend to enroll for the semester you were admitted for, you may be able to update to a future term. Contact Undergraduate Admissions before the application deadline for your desired term to discuss your options. Read our Gap Year Policy .

Finish strong, and submit your transcripts

Final high school transcript.

Your admission is contingent on our review of your final high school transcript. If you fail to maintain the high academic standards under which you were admitted, your admission to Ohio State may be canceled. Ask your school counselor to send your final transcript to Ohio State (electronically for faster processing) upon graduation.

If you’ve taken AP or IB classes , you may be able to receive credit for your test scores . To find out if you can earn credit for your AP or IB test scores, remember to have your official scores sent to Ohio State.

University transcript

If you earned college credit while in high school, ask each institution you attended to send an electronic transcript to Ohio State so that we can begin evaluating your transferable credits.

If you are admitted for autumn term, do this by May 1 May 15 . If you’re still taking college classes after May 1 May 15 , request that your final transcript is sent to Ohio State as soon as your grades have posted.

If you are admitted for spring term, do this as soon as your final transcripts become available.

Important! Transcripts should not be delivered by the student or sent to other addresses on campus. Sending them directly from the schools is the only way for the transcript to be considered official.

If you earned credit from more than one school, request transcripts from each institution.

How to send university transcripts to Ohio State:

If you completed classes at Ohio State, you do not have to send these transcripts.

If you attended an Ohio college or university, request that your transcript be sent electronically.

For other institutions, request electronic delivery (preferred). If ordering a transcript online, select The Ohio State University as a recipient. In the absence of a list of universities to select from, ask your school to email your transcript to [email protected] .

If your school does not offer electronic delivery, have your transcript(s) mailed to: The Ohio State University Undergraduate Admissions PO Box 182646 Columbus, OH 43218-2646

What to do after you pay your acceptance fee

Check buckeyemail for housing updates and more.

We're sending important, time-sensitive information — like your housing contract and financial aid offer — to your BuckeyeMail account .

Log into buckeyemail.osu.edu with your Ohio State username (lastname.#@buckeyemail.osu.edu) and password.

Check your email several times a week.

What if I haven't activated my username? Get instructions.

Apply for housing

Most incoming first-year students on the Columbus campus are required to live on campus for their first two years. Exemptions or exclusions from this policy must be approved by Housing and Residence Education .

Students admitted for autumn semester

Housing contracts are emailed to students' BuckeyeMail accounts beginning in mid-March in the order acceptance fees are received. We process housing contracts in the order we receive them, with the first contracts typically submitted in mid-March. Housing assignments are sent beginning mid-July. New students are typically assigned to 4-person rooms.

Students admitted for spring or summer terms

Housing contracts are emailed to students' BuckeyeMail accounts after they have been admitted and paid their acceptance fee but no sooner than two months before the start of the desired term.

Register for orientation

Orientation is held prior to the opening of each term and is required for all students. Parents or other adult family members are encouraged to attend with you. Orientation will introduce you and your family to people and resources that play a critical role in first-year success.

During orientation, you will:

Complete necessary placement testing in English and foreign languages (math testing is done online prior to orientation). If you didn't submit ACT or SAT scores as part of the admissions application, you'll be required to take English and math placement tests before you can schedule for courses at orientation — unless you're bringing in transfer credit or scores from AP or IB. Note that placement in remedial coursework can extend time to degree in some majors, such as natural science, health areas and engineering.

Schedule classes and attend an academic planning and advising session.

Learn helpful information about how Ohio State does business.

Orientation information is mailed beginning in late March as acceptance fees are received. Orientation programs are held June through July.

Orientation information is mailed (after you pay your acceptance fee) beginning in mid-October for spring term admits and mid-March for summer admits.

What if I want to change my major?

Contact Undergraduate Admissions to discuss your options. Learn about eligibility requirements for Ohio State’s majors . Note that some major changes can only be requested until May 15.

Receive your financial aid notification

Financial aid notifications are emailed to BuckeyeMail accounts beginning in early March April. Learn more about accepting aid. Haven't filed the FAFSA yet? Do so by February 15 March 15 or as soon as possible.

Register for summer programs

Register for summer programs — from leadership and educational experiences to outdoor adventures and Buckeyes First — to help you with your college transition and to make connections before you arrive on campus.

Complete the vaccination requirement

Complete the university vaccination requirement before the start of your first semester. Learn more.

​Taking AP or IB classes? Find out if you can earn Ohio State credit for your test scores.

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Living on campus.

A Learning Community (LC) is a group of students who live together on a residence hall floor with common majors, career and/or personal interest. Each Learning Community is unique in the goals and events offered, but all have a direct connections to the classroom experience, events, and opportunities for students to participate in and dedicated staff members to ensure students find their niche in a community dedicated to helping them reach their goals. Through the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, we offer four different Learning Community options:

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Housing Contracts and Space Reservation Fee 

Housing contracts are sent to your OSU email based upon when you paid your acceptance fee to the university. The university will notify you of your housing assignment in late July.

Deadline to submit contract and fee: May 29, 2022

Please note: If you do not submit your contract and fee on time, you will not be eligible to participate in the learning communities.   

Visit the University Housing website  for further details on more Learning Community options! 

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Deaf/hard of hearing access, furniture and mobility access, participation access, housing/dining, graduate/professional student accommodations, request a letter of support, request support for external standardized test accommodations.

• Review your syllabi at the beginning of the semester. Look at the requirements of each of your classes and consider your disability-related needs. Some accommodations may not be necessary for every class.
• Login to AIM to generate your Course Accessibility Letters. You and your instructors will receive your letters via email once classes are in session. Remember, accommodations are not retroactive, so be sure to generate your letters as early in the semester as possible.
• Contact your instructors (or the accommodations point-of-contact for a coordinated course ).  In this conversation, you do not need to disclose the specific nature of your disability. 
• Follow applicable procedures for your accommodations,  as described on this page.
• Keep in touch. Communicate with your instructors throughout the semester. If you have any questions or run into any issues in this process, contact your Access Specialist.

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AIM is our online portal which allows to generate your Course Accessibility Letters.  Click here to watch or read the AIM student tutorial.

You are responsible for:  

• communicating with your instructors and our office throughout the semester
• requesting accommodations in a timely manner
• following accommodation procedures (as outlined on this page and in the Student Handbook )

Your instructors are responsible for: 

• communicating with you and our office throughout the semester
• implementing accommodations in a timely manner
• notifying our office when there are questions or concerns about any requested accommodations
• maintaining your confidentiality

We (SLDS) are responsible for:  

• approving your accommodations and training you on the request process
• providing services and accommodations in a timely manner
• consulting with you and your instructors on how to best implement accommodations

What qualifies as an "exam" for exam accommodations?

Exam accommodations apply to timed quizzes, midterms, and finals. More specifically, exam accommodations apply to any timed written assessment that is designed to be completed in a single sitting and is graded for accuracy.

Exam accommodations typically do not apply to lab work, homework/projects, untimed "take-home style" exams which students can complete over multiple days, OSCEs, dissertations, or Law school exams longer than 8 hours. If you see a need for your exam accommodations to apply to anything on this list, please contact your Access Specialist to discuss. 

In-Person Quizzes/Exams

If your exams are designed to be administered in-person, then to receive accommodations you will schedule your exams at SLDS using AIM.  If your instructor is willing to proctor the exam with accommodations themselves, that is also an alternative option.  

Spring 2024 Proctoring Hours:

• Week 1-2: M-F 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Starting Week 3: M-Th: 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m., F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Reading Day: CLOSED
• University's Finals (April 24 - 30): M-F 8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Scheduling Deadlines:

Remember to schedule your exams early in the semester. Late exam scheduling requests are not guaranteed and must be approved by an Exam Services team member.

• Quizzes/midterms during week 1 or 2:  Schedule as soon as possible.
• Quizzes/midterms/finals NOT during finals week, week 3 or after:  Must be scheduled no fewer than 7 days in advance.
• Final exams during finals week SP24 : Must be scheduled by 11:55PM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Policy Reminders for SLDS Exam Services

To continue to meet growing demand with the available resources, we would like to remind you of the following operational procedures for exams:

• Seating Cap for Scheduling:  Students will only be able to schedule an exam in our AIM database if there truly is a seat available.
• 3-Day Scheduling Window:  To implement the seat cap while meeting exam demand, SLDS will allow students to schedule their exams within a 3-day window (class exam day + 2 days after). Students are expected to schedule as close to their class time as possible , but due to the seat cap and scheduling conflicts this will not be feasible for all assessments and SLDS may need students to choose the next closest timeframes. Faculty will be required to be flexible in allowing SLDS to approve students to test within this 3-day window. Instructors may choose to create different versions of their exam (of equivalent difficulty). This scheduling window  DOES NOT apply to final exams during the university's finals week.
• Start Times on the Half-Hour:  To maximize efficiency of available seats, SLDS will require exam start times to be scheduled on half-hour increments (10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.). SLDS will also implement a plus or minus 15-minute grace period for check-ins to accommodate students’ travel time or class conflicts.

Scheduling Instructions:

• Login to AIM and  send your Course Accessibility Letters .
• In AIM, select the  Alternative Testing   link (listed under  My   Accommodations  on the left side of the screen).
• Select your class from the drop down menu and click the “ Schedule an Exam ” button.
• Follow the scheduling instructions in the yellow box.
• When ready, click the “ Add Exam Request ” button to submit the exam request.
• A green check mark will appear on the screen to confirm your submission. At this point, your request is pending and needs to be reviewed by a staff member.
• You will receive a follow-up email notifying you that either your exam request is approved or that you need to contact our office for troubleshooting.

Take-at-Home (Online) Quizzes/Exams

If your exam is designed to be taken at home utilizing Carmen or other virtual assessment method, y ou will not schedule these exams at SLDS. Instead, you will communicate with your instructors about logistics (e.g. applying extended time in Carmen). If you have concerns with this setup, please  contact your Access Specialist .

• After  sending your Course Accessibility Letters , confirm with your instructor your need for extended time . Instructors are responsible for setting up extended time in Carmen by adjusting the time limit, availability windows and/or due dates.
• We strongly recommend that you confirm that your time allotted, availability window, and due date are correct before starting a Carmen quiz.
• If the quiz settings are incorrect, please reach out to your instructor. If you are having difficulty contacting your instructor, please contact SLDS.

To verify Carmen quiz information:

• In Carmen’s Course Navigation, click the “ Quizzes ” link.
• Click the quiz title to open the quiz.
• Double check that your extended time has been applied to the " Time Limit ".
• Double check that the availability window and due date allow for enough time with your accommodations.

For screenshots and more information, visit the  CarmenCanvas help article “How do I view Quizzes as a student?”.

Access to Lecture Slides in Advance

• After sending your Course Accessibility Letters , discuss with your instructor  the best way for you to receive the slides in advance so that you can use them for preparation prior to class and/or while taking notes during class.
• If your instructor has any concerns with sharing slides in advance, contact your Access Specialist .

Use of Personal Notetaking Technology/Apps

• Review our Notetaking Technology Options Guide to compare our recommended options, and contact your Access Specialist to request a technology loan.
• After sending your Course Accessibility Letters , discuss the accommodation with your instructor if they have a no-tech or no-recording policy . The professor should modify this policy to allow you to use your notetaking technology. For virtual classes, your instructor may be willing to record the entire class meeting using Zoom.
• Do not share any of your in-class recordings.  They are for your personal study use only. Doing so would be against SLDS procedures and a potential violation of the Code of Student Conduct.
• If the instructor still has concerns with allowing you to use your technology in class, contact your Access Specialist .

Looking for training or technical assistance on notetaking technology?

• For Glean, LiveScribe Smartpen, Notability, Microsoft OneNote, or other iPad apps:  schedule a training with SLDS Tech Support .
• For notetaking strategies: sign up for a notetaking strategies workshop or schedule a one-on-one academic coaching session with the Dennis Learning Center
• Notability video: How to make study notes and prepare for exams using Notability

Peer Notetaking Services

For asynchronous courses (e.g. prerecorded lecture modules):.

• Notetakers are typically not applicable in asynchronous courses, since you can pause/rewind as needed.
• Contact your Access Specialist if you believe a peer notetaker is necessary in a non-live course.

For synchronous (real-time) class meetings:  

• After sending your Course Accessibility Letters , visit the Notetaking module in AIM and verify the courses in which you are seeking a peer notetaker.
• Your instructor may have already identified a notetaker for the course. If there is not already an established notetaker, then your instructor will recruit one. If your instructor is unsure of what to do, refer them to our notetaker recruitment instructions .  
• Download your peer notes from the AIM Notetakng module throughout the semester.
• If your notetaker has not yet reviewed their responsibilities or signed up as an SLDS notetaker, please refer them to this link: http://go.osu.edu/notetaker .

Intermittent Flex Plan 

Requesting a flex plan.

Review the course syllabus for relevant policies. Determine if you will need any adjustments.  Remember, flex plans are not retroactive, so it’s important to make a request at the beginning of the semester. 

After sending your Course Accessibility Letters, watch for a forwarded email from your instructor regarding the details of the flex plan. If you don’t hear back in 2-3 days, reach out to your instructor to request a copy of the Intermittent Flex Plan for the course ( click here to download a sample email template ). If they need the link for the form, it's go.osu.edu/flexplanslds . If you do not hear back from your instructor,  contact your Access Specialist.  

Review the flex plan. If you agree with the terms, no additional steps are necessary.  Follow the terms of the flex plan, including the instructions for communication. 

If you have concerns about the terms of the flex plan and would like to request an individualized modification, please  contact your Access Specialist within one week of receiving the flex plan.  If we don't hear from you within that week, we will assume you are in agreement with the plan.

For general questions about the flex plan, please contact [email protected] .

Parameters for your Flex Plan

• Troubleshooting/Conflict:  Under no circumstances are you solely responsible for the resolution of conflicts arising from disability-related absences. Please contact SLDS if a conflict or disagreement occurs with your instructor. 
• Communication:  Clear and prompt communication is key. Contact your instructor as soon as you are able to when you need to utilize Intermittent Flex Plan flexibility due to a flare-up. You should give proactive notice, when possible. If proactive notice is not possible, you must contact your instructor within 24 hours. You do not need to share medical details; use terms like "acute episode of my disability" or "disability flare-up" and reference SLDS and the flex plan. ( click here to download a sample email template ). The instructor will also indicate specific communication expectations in the flex plan. 
• Makeup Exams:  Your instructor should offer you a makeup exam of equivalent difficulty in the event you have an acute episode, even if the course policy is to drop the lowest exam or offer a comprehensive makeup exam at the end of the semester. While you may choose to opt-in to these alternative options, an equivalent makeup exam must be on the table. Contact your Access Specialist if you run into issues receiving an equivalent makeup exam. 
• Falling Behind:  If at any point your symptoms worsen to the point that you are falling behind and are unable to meet the terms of your flex plan, contact your instructor and  Access Specialist.  We can work together to determine the best path forward. 
• Asynchronous Weekly Participation Assignments:  While flex plans do cover deadline extensions for most types of homework, they do not typically apply to asynchronous weekly participation assignments. By that we mean short discussion board posts, 5 minute Carmen quizzes, or other coursework common to online classes which are open for the whole week and require very little time to complete. You are expected to complete these assignments within their standard timeframes. However, if there are extenuating circumstances (e.g. hospitalization), please contact your Access Specialist and instructor so that we can discuss the situation on a case-by-case basis. 

Note: Flex plans are NOT intended to provide...

• Unlimited flexibility. Almost all classes have a limit to the amount of flexibility possible, based on the course design.
• Automatic flexibility. Your flex plan should only be applied in the event of a disability-related acute episode or essential medical treatment. You must proactively request a flex plan through AIM and notify your instructor promptly each time you need to use your plan.
• Flexibility for perfectionism, avoidance coping, executive functioning, or chronic limits on daily productivity (i.e. spoons theory). If these issues are impacting your academics, please contact your Access Specialist to discuss alternative accommodations and available resources.

Other Types of Attendance/Deadline Modifications (ADM)

One-off flexibility as needed  .

If your symptoms have been consistently stable, then you can contact your Access Specialist to change your accommodation to "one-off flexibility as needed." This means that no proactive plan with your instructors is needed. In the unlikely event that you do experience an acute episode, please contact your instructor and Access Specialist. We will work with you and the instructor on a case-by-case basis.  

Remain-in-Class Plan  

Inform your Access Specialist as soon as possible if you are experiencing a prolonged acute episode or extended medical treatment. Given the course design, length of time missed and forward progress, you may qualify for a "remain-in-class-plan". This temporary eligibility is not intended for multiple semesters in a row. If eligible, your Access Specialist can provide resources to facilitate a conversation with your instructors around the feasibility of a "remain-in-class plan". This can help you determine if there are options for you to continue to make academic progress in your courses (e.g. asynchronous participation, deadline extensions, taking an incomplete). If no options are feasible in a course, we may encourage you to reach out to your Academic Advisor to explore options, such as withdrawing from the course. 

Our Accessible Media Team is responsible for providing course materials in accessible formats (e.g. text conversion, audio description, closed captioning).

Text Conversions

Proactive Requests: It is important to take advantage of the priority class window and to submit text conversion requests as soon as you have scheduled for next semester’s classes. This helps our team to begin converting your materials quickly.  We will not begin converting until we have received a text conversion request from you in AIM.

• Identify materials you plan to request in alternative formats by checking book information. 
• Send your Course Accessibility Letters requesting the “Accessible Media” accommodation.
• Select Accessible Media  under the My Accommodations menu on the left side in AIM.
• To request accessible version of any required books listed on the screen, select book to submit a conversion request. Note: Your books may not appear if your instructor has not added their textbook information.
• If your books or course materials are not listed, scroll to the bottom of the screen. For each book, select the class and fill in at least the following information: Book title, ISBN, and Editor. For any other reading materials, fill in the title and where the text can be found (e.g. Carmen course site). Make sure that the book information is accurate compared to the books listed for your course.
• Upload proof of ownership in AIM. See the Student Handbook for details.

Your Course Accessibility Letters will be put in a queue and won’t be emailed to your instructors until the start of the term. If you want to request additional accommodations in your classes, you can do so by  logging into AIM , scrolling down to find the class you’d like to modify, and clicking the “Modify Request” link.

How to Access/Download Materials:

• You will receive an email from AIM notifying you when each request is ready.
• Scroll down to the heading “List Books Currently Being Processed for (Term & Year)” to find the request in the table.
• Click on the Download Book button at the far right of the row to be directed to the material’s location in SharePoint.

Proactive Requests: It is important to take advantage of the priority class window and to submit captioning requests as soon as you have scheduled for next semester’s classes. This helps our team to begin converting your materials quickly.  We will not begin captioning for a class until we have received a captioning request from you in AIM.

• As soon as you have scheduled your classes for next term, generate your Course Accessibility Letters and request the “Captioning” accommodation for all applicable classes.
• Monitor your Buckeyemail account for communication regarding your requests.
• The Accessible Media team will work with your instructors to caption course materials.

Your Course Accessibility Letters will be put in a queue and won’t be emailed to your instructors until the start of the term. If you want to request additional accommodations in your classes, you can do so by logging into AIM , scrolling down to find the class you’d like to modify, and clicking the “Modify Request” link.

Course Interpreting/Transcribing

• After you have scheduled classes for the upcoming term, the Lead Interpreter & Transcriber will generate your Course Accessibility Letters on your behalf in AIM. This allows us to proactively coordinate staff assignments.
• Check the “Deaf and Hard of Hearing” tab in AIM to see your interpreter/transcriber team for the semester. Their names will display after we have determined staff assignments.

Your Course Accessibility Letters will be put in a queue and won’t be emailed to your instructors until the start of the term. By default, your letters will include requests for Interpreting/Transcribing and Captioning.  If you want to request additional accommodations in your classes, you can do so by logging into AIM , scrolling down to find the class you’d like to modify, and clicking the “Modify Request” link.

Event Interpreting/Transcribing

• Click the “Deaf and Hard of Hearing” tab in AIM.
• Select “Custom Request”.
• Click “Schedule Custom Request” box.
• In the drop-down menu, select “Non-Class-Related Request”.
• Continue to “Specify Custom Request”.
• Fill in event information and submit the request.

You can review or modify request under the Deaf and Hard of Hearing tab under upcoming requests.

Assistive Listening Devices

(Students who use hearing aids may request the use of an Assistive Listening Device for use in the classroom environment.  Assistive Listening Devices are amplifiers that bring sound directly into the ear.)

• Contact your Access Specialist to be authorized for an appointment with the university's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.
• Call to schedule an appointment with the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic .
• The Clinic will require your most recent audiogram but may conduct additional testing to assess your current needs.
• The Clinic will fit you with an Assistive Listening Device and train you in its use.
• Sign a contract with the Clinic to check out the Assistive Listening Device equipment for the semester, which you will return to the Clinic at the end of each semester.

Paratransit:

To schedule a ride, call 614-292-6202. Schedule recurring rides in advance, as subscription rides take priority over one-time requests. Remember to cancel rides as needed.

Furniture Requests:

• Review the classroom layout by virtually touring your classroom .
• After registering for classes, contact your Access Specialist with your room assignments and specific accommodations needed.
• Your Access Specialist will work with campus facilities to arrange for furniture placement. This process may take several days.
• Contact your Access Specialist if your furniture request has not been met within three business days, or you encounter a problem with the furniture.

(Includes alternative method for class participation or presentations; audio descriptions for visual content; breaks during class; food/water medicine in the classroom; lab assistant; spelling error flexibility; and voluntary contributions during class)

• Consider: What is the design of this course? Some accommodations may be less applicable to different course designs. (e.g. breaks during class or food/water/medicine in classroom may not be relevant to online course designs)
• After sending your Course Accessibility Letters , discuss your request with the instructor.
• Contact your Access Specialist if you or your instructor has concerns.

Lab Assistants

• Contact your Access Specialist to request a lab assistant.
• Note: Applicability of the lab assistant accommodation may vary depending on the course design. Your Access Specialist will work with you to determine what level of lab assistance is needed.
• Contact you lab assistant if you are unable to attend class, so that they can plan accordingly.
• Contact your Access Specialist if you drop the course, no longer in need of a lab assistant, or your lab assistant does not attend lab or does not perform tasks properly.

Housing Accommodations

 Housing Accommodations

• On campus (Ohio State) housing: If you are requesting a modification to your housing arrangements as an accommodation for a disability, please register with Student Life Disability Services (SLDS) by completing the registration form on the  SLDS website .
• Students with disability-related residence accommodation requests are encouraged to work with SLDS. These accommodation requests are assessed on a case-by-case basis and are limited by room and space availability.

The priority deadlines for SLDS-supported accommodations to be factored into the upcoming academic year’s housing assignment are:

•  last Friday of January (January 26, 2024) for RETURNING students
• first Monday of April (April 1, 2024) for NEW students

 Students may continue to submit requests after the priority deadlines, but accommodations supported after the deadline would be implemented based on available inventory at the time of approval. Please note that SLDS will focus on your disability-related accommodation needs and Housing and Residence Education will consider your preferences secondarily, based on room and space availability.

• If your housing accommodation request is unrelated to a disability, please contact Housing and Residence Education via e-mail at  [email protected]  (preferred) or 614-292-8266.
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Visit the NetNutrition website to discover which locations offer food items that best suit your dietary needs. Contact Lesa Holford ( [email protected] / [email protected]  for more information.

For accommodations specific to graduate/professional school (such as accommodations for clinical rounds, dissertation/thesis work, or high-stakes testing), please contact your Access Specialist. They will work directly with you and your faculty to determine the best accommodations to meet your needs.

(Includes course substitutions, SAP appeals, retroactive withdrawal, and registration confirmation)

• Contact your academic advisor to discuss the petition process. For SAP appeals, contact Buckeyelink. 
• Now that you are familiar with the petition process,  contact your Access Specialist  regarding your request. Include your personal statement for their reference and review.

(Such as the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, etc.)

Contact your Access Specialist and specify the specific test and requested accommodations. If you have the needed forms, please also include those in your email.

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Room Selection Processes

The room selection process is set up in three different processes- specialized selections, the general selection process, and the returning student room change opportunity.

Specialized Room Selections

Some halls/rooms may have restrictions due to 2024-25 hall configurations that will be communicated to residents.

Students wishing to be the roommate of a person who is returning to their same living opportunity, upperclass, or triple room selections can also be "pulled into" the room during this selection process. However, each student affected by this housing selection must be listed as a mutual roommate(s) prior to the selection occurring as well as completed their contract and $200 deposit/prepaymen t.

Gender Inclusive Housing Room Selection

The gender inclusive housing options focus on providing an inclusive rooms across campus where students can live in the same room with any student - regardless of sex, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation.

To be able match up with students of a different gender and to view available gender inclusive housing spaces during room selection, update your "Personal Information" tab on your  Housing Self-Service  immediately after completing your housing contract for returning students.

Return to Same Living Opportunity Selection

The Return to Same Living Opportunity Selection will be held on March 20-21 and will be available only to those students who have met the application and deposit payment deadline.

This process includes students who designated an interest in:

• Female Only
• Substance Free Living
• Students affiliated with the 1804 Scholars or Honors programs

Upperclass and Triple Room Selections

Upperclass room selection is intended for students who are not required to live on campus, but choose to live on campus.

Triple room selection is intended for students in matched roommate groups of three. These processes will have specific halls affiliated with each selection designated by the Housing and Residence Life configuration chart once finalized.

General Room Selection Process

The General Room Selection Process will be held from March 25-28. This process will be for any student who has met the application and deposit payment deadline and has not already selected a space within the previous processes.

A student selecting a room in the General Room Selection Process will pull in all matched roommates during this process. Once a student is pulled in as a roommate, they will no longer be eligible to participate in a selection process until the Room Change Process.

Room Change Process

Even with the online room selection process making it faster and easier for you and your matched roommates to choose a room, there is still no guarantee that everyone will be 100% satisfied with their final selection. The Room Change Process will allow you to have continued opportunities to choose from new room options.

The online room change process will take place from April 3 to August 1 for all students who meet the February 28 housing contract deadline.  Students who complete their application after the February 28 deadline will be added to this process starting on April 5. During this time, students can change rooms as many times as they like. If you do not find a room that you are interested in, keep looking! Rooms will remain open throughout the duration of the summer.  This is an individual process. There is no roommate matching and any previously matched roommates cannot be pulled in when selecting a space in the Room Change Process.

Room changes for fall semester are as simple as completing the following steps*:

• Log in to  Housing Self-Service
• Click on 'Room Selection' and then on 'Select a Room/Suite' under the 'Returning Student Room Change Process'
• Look through the list of available rooms
• If you find a room you would like to select, click the 'Select Room' button
• Submit and finalize your request *Note: You do not have to “give up” your currently assigned room to view rooms in the Room Change Process. As long as you do not select/confirm with one of the new spaces listed you will remain assigned to your previously selected space.

Once you elect to change rooms, the room you selected becomes your housing assignment and your previous room becomes available for other students to select.

Students do not have to sign up to participate in the Room Change Process for fall semester assignments. All students will automatically be able to participate in this process and can explore alternative room options that are available.  Roommate matching is not available in this process.  Each person must individually select  an open bed within the room if multiple space are available.

Selecting A Space

Now that you have all the details on what processes are available, it is time to review how to select your space when the time comes. Below is a tutorial video on the process,

as well as step by step instructions below it. If you have any questions on the process, reach out to our office so we can best support you.

Be prepared on your assigned date and time to select your room. You can find your selection date and time on your  Housing Self-Service  page starting March 6, 2024.  Be aware that on your Housing Self-Service page will have two times displayed: the start time of the selection process and your specific date and time that you are able to select a room! Please read information carefully.  Once your specific selection time begins, you can select a space from that time until the end of the room selection process (time posted on the  Housing Self-Service  page). You may only select once during selection.

Visit  Housing Self-Service  to make your selection when your selection time begins. The Room Selection section can be accessed by selecting the 'room selection' tab located on the left side of the screen. Detailed instructions for selection will be found in  Housing Self-Service  during the selection process.

Tips for Preparing for Room Selection

As you prepare for room selection, there are some additional proactive steps you can do to ensure a smooth process.

• Know your OHIO email address and password
• Ensure that you and your roommates are all mutually matched
• Review all green, building, and room options that you are interested in and have several alternative selections in mind so that you have several back up plans.
• Make sure that all roommates meet the criteria required for a particular building (i.e., required scholarship for the hall, etc.).
• Match with all roommates prior to selecting a space so that they will all be successfully "pulled in". If a requested student has not confirmed they are in the roommate group, this will show in the roommate tab of your Housing Self-Service page. Check this prior to selection starting so you have time to follow up with any desired roommates.

Also, a reminder that rooms in Adams, Bromley, Carr, Luchs, Sowle, and Tanaka are suite singles, doubles, or triples. These rooms share a bathroom with privacy locks on the inside of the bathroom door but not the outside. In these halls, you will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the bathroom. Furniture may not be moved from one side of the suite to the other for any reason in these buildings.

Once You Have Made Your Selection

After you have completed your room selection, the assignment will appear on your  Housing Self-Service  overview page with your roommate information. In addition, a confirmation email containing your hall and room assignment will be sent to your OHIO email account within one day of your room selection date. Keep this email for your records.

Ohio lawmakers roll out housing bills, but movement likely won't come this session

There are only 40 affordable units for every 100 Ohio households, according to a report last year from the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio and the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

With that affordable housing crunch in the spotlight, Ohio lawmakers released new recommendations Wednesday that argue the demand issues in the state's fast-growing urban cores—namely Columbus—starkly contrast those in its numerous shrinking rural communities.

Kelli Burkhardt knows that contrast. For nearly two decades, she has been volunteering with transitional housing organizations in rural northwest Ohio.

Related: Magazine article spotlights eviction crisis in Columbus

To Burkhardt, also an Evangelical Lutheran, housing offers someone health and it offers them dignity. The clients she works with aren’t always as visible, she said—they may not be under doorways or on sidewalks but instead surfing couches.

She believes more and more Ohioans can afford less and less. As home-rental and buying costs soar simultaneously, she said she's watched the need for assistance swell, too.

“Truly, I just know that over the past few years, and especially since COVID, the lists are getting longer,” Burkhardt said in an interview.

Michael Jones is a longtime realtor in Columbus. Jones sees the market as strong and robust, he said, but not to everybody's benefit.

“We have to figure out how do we help the first-time home buyers, people with limited means and resources, become homeowners,” Jones said in an interview. “We know for a fact that homeownership is the single path toward financial wealth and independence, and we want to help more people be able to do that.”

Listen - Untangled: An in-depth look at central Ohio's housing crisis

Those anecdotal housing woes have caught the attention of some state lawmakers, who brought forward a slate of proposals to address a laundry list of issues.

“People, I think, intuitively understand the need for more housing, but they also have a lot of issues, like, ‘Well, I don't necessarily want a lot of this new housing in my backyard.’ It's become more of a state issue because of that,” said Sen. Bill Blessing (R-Colerain Township).

Blessing argues the crisis largely starts in late 2007 with the Great Recession. Since then, homebuilders haven’t been building nearly enough units to meet current demand. A six-year study of the city of Columbus' housing needs by the Building Industry Association showed the city needed to nearly double construction to meet population growth needs.

Some investors are sitting on properties, he said, not doing anything to add to stock.

“They're just using financial leverage to hoard housing, which makes it even more expensive and more profitable for them,” Blessing said in an interview.

Led by Sen. Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester), Blessing and a cohort of other senators on a bipartisan select housing committee zig-zagged the state over the last six months, putting together a cohesive “Housing Reimagined” profile on Ohio’s housing environment, with 23 summary recommendations.

Some of those come in the form of legislation, which Reynolds and Sen. Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) are starting to roll out. They introduced four bills Wednesday. One would authorize local communities to create residential stability zones to provide partial property tax exemptions; another would expand the Department of Development to the Department of Housing and Development.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said some of the changes should have come long ago. But it’s an election year, which often offers lawmakers less in-office time between now and the end of the legislative session in December.

“I don't think that's enough time to have the hearings, do something comprehensive, or even not comprehensive,” Huffman said

He sees this as the start of a longer process, he said.

On Tuesday, before the Ohio Senate bills were unveiled, Rep. Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) and Democratic Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) proposed awarding local governments grants for passing and implementing “pro-housing policies.” The state would set the standards, funding it by eliminating a non-business tax credit for property owners not living in the property.

“If it's a property you don't live in then it's probably not a non-business and shouldn't utilize a tax incentive that was meant to boost homeownership,” Isaacsohn said.

Blessing tried to create stricter regulations of the same credit during last year’s budget cycle but was blocked. He's for taking another crack at it, he said.

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Students participating in a company sponsored internship are eligible to live on campus at Cleveland State University. Accommodations are fully furnished, include all utilities and conveniences of living in downtown Cleveland.

This summer we are offering a 10-week intern contract term, starting Friday, May 24, 2024 through Friday August 2, 2024. The cost of this 10-week program is dependent on the unit type you are assigned, please see options below:

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Interns will rank their room type choices on the intern form. We cannot guarantee exact placement, but will take preferences into account based on availability on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Payment arrangements for your summer stay must be paid in advance of receiving keys. We also require a $200 reservation fee to hold the space. This pre-payment will be applied to charges due for your stay. Details on these payments and where to send them are on the interest form.

Parking will be available for interns at The Edge on Euclid in our covered parking garage. Interns can indicate their interest in parking on the interest form, and all interested interns will be contacted late spring to secure a parking space.

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Ohio could spend millions in state money on RVs to house Indian Lake tornado victims

C OLUMBUS, Ohio—State officials are looking at purchasing hundreds of recreational vehicles with millions in state money to provide temporary housing for Ohioans who lost their homes to a tornado last month.

The idea comes as state officials say they need to step up to help the 250 or so displaced families living near Indian Lake in Logan County, as they expect that any federal disaster aid for them will take months to be approved, if it comes at all.

The March 14 tornado, which produced wind speeds of up to 155 miles per hour , killed three people, injured more than 20, and destroyed or seriously damaged more than 200 homes in its 31-mile-long path.

Early this month, Senate President Matt Huffman and local leaders were pitched on the idea of buying RV as temporary housing for tornado victims by David Durnell, owner of RV Wholesalers in Lakeview, one of the communities hit by the tornado.

Durnell recommended that the state should purchase 250 campers at a cost of $8 million, according to the Bellefontaine Examiner . He laid out several arguments for the proposal, the newspaper reported: that victims would be able to stay on their land, it’s quicker and cheaper than other temporary housing options, it would allow them to skirt Federal Emergency Management Agency fees, and that Indian Lake schools wouldn’t lose money because students relocated somewhere outside of the school district.

Durnell told the officials that his company is currently providing RVs as temporary housing in Hawaii and Turkey, and it previously did the same in Louisiana and Florida for people who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Ian in 2022, respectively, the Examiner reported.

The RVs are usually used for about 18 months, Durnell said, after which they’re either repurposed or sold, the Examiner’s story stated.

“This is our community,” Durnell stated, according to the newspaper. “We want to see everyone taken care of. We want to provide as much support to our community as we possibly can.”

Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer has reached out to Durnell for comment.

Huffman, during an episode of his podcast earlier this month, said that state officials could soon ask the Ohio Controlling Board, a panel mostly made up of state lawmakers that makes state spending adjustments, for permission to spend state money on the RVs

“The state would buy them, they’d provide temporary housing, and then, of course, the state would sell them afterward,” said Huffman, a Lima Republican.

Gov. Mike DeWine has asked the Biden Administration to issue a FEMA presidential disaster declaration for the Indian Lake area, which would unlock federal aid. However, Huffman expressed doubt that the White House will approve the request anytime soon.

“It’ll probably take six months, and the answer will probably be ‘no,’” Huffman said.

“The state of Ohio is going to have to deal with this,” he added. “We have the money to deal with it, and hopefully we’ll execute on that here shortly.”

The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved nearly $4 million in state disaster relief funds to help Logan and Auglaize counties, as well as nonprofits, pay for Indian Lake tornado response efforts, such as debris removal. However, that funding request from the Ohio Department of Public Safety made no specific mention of using that money to purchase RVs or other temporary housing.

DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney, in an interview, said administration officials are aware of the RV proposal but that no final decision has yet been made on housing assistance for Indian Lake residents.

“Any vendor who would come forward with an idea of how to help with this program, we’re going to look at it from multiple fronts,” Tierney said. “Is it the right thing to do with taxpayer dollars? ...Is the help that’s being offered what (tornado victims) need or want? These are the things we’d have to look at.”

Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens, a Lawrence County Republican, said in an interview last week that he hadn’t heard a lot of detail about the proposed RV plan, but he indicated that he was open to the idea.

“Whatever the solution is to get that taken care of, to make sure people have shelter, I’m OK with it,” Stephens said. “If it’s an RV, fine.”

However, after this story was initially posted Wednesday, state Rep. Jon Cross, a Findlay Republican whose district includes the Indian Lake area, indicated that leaders are looking at alternative ways to provide temporary housing.

“We are looking for other solutions to be helpful so the state doesn’t get into the RV ownership biz,” Cross posted on X .

Jeremy Pelzer covers state politics and policy for Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.

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