Just because you’re not in your twenties doesn’t mean that you have to stop learning. Learning is great for all ages! And now, thanks to the Senior Citizens’ 60-Plus Program, senior citizens who are 60 or older and have lived in Ohio for at least a year have access to university courses without having to pay tuition or enrollment fees.

Ohio State Law permits the qualifying student to attend any state college or university without paying “tuition or matriculation” fees. (Course fees, technology fees, laboratory fees, etc., still apply). Concerning OU, this program is available only for regular classroom undergraduate courses offered on the Athens and regional campuses and only if space is available in the class. Registration will be processed only after priority registration for other students is completed. “Qualifying student” is defined as “any person who is 60 years of age or older and who has resided in the state for at least one year.” Under this provision, the student has two options:

Option A — Noncredit

The qualifying student who wishes to participate in classes but not for credit asks permission of the instructor to sit in on the class. The student should complete the Application for Sixty Plus Program, obtain appropriate signature(s), and return the application to the Office of the University Registrar or regional campus student services office with proof of age and Ohio residency.

Option B — For Credit

The Option B procedures are for the qualifying student who wishes to earn credit for the tuition–free courses. The academic load under this arrangement for a given quarter must be less than full time. In addition to being a “qualified student” as described above, the student’s family income must be “less than two hundred percent of the federal poverty guideline, as revised annually by the United States secretary of health and human services, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined.” The student should complete the Application for Sixty Plus Program and follow the instructions for processing as described on the application.

Applications for enrollment can be obtained at Registrar Services in Chubb Hall or online at http://www.ohio.edu/registrar/forms.cfm.