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Parking Permit Eligibility

RESIDENCE HALL STUDENTS

First Year Students - First year students living in the residence halls are prohibited from purchasing parking permits for campus parking. The policy is necessary due to a continued increase in residence hall overnight parking requirements concurrent with reduced parking availability on campus.

To meet the many competing demands for a limited parking resource, first year students living in the residence halls will not be permitted to bring a vehicle to campus or purchase an OSU parking permit.  Please contact T&P at tpinfo@osu.edu or call 614-292-9341 (or toll free 1-800-877-PARK) with questions, concerns or alternative transportation and parking options. In addition, the South Campus Gateway Garage has limited space availability in their facility.  For more information on the Gateway Garage, please contact Standard Parking at (614) 247-5888.

Please note: The number of credit hours accumulated does not change the permit eligibility status of First Year Students living in the residence halls. (For example, a First Year Student living in the residence halls who has 50 credit hours still cannot purchase a parking permit.)

Sophomores (45-89 credit hours) - Sophomore residence hall students are eligible to purchase the following parking permits: WC5 (West Campus surface parking with overnight privileges in Carmack 5 on West Campus) and MC (motorcycle parking).  In addition, sophomores may purchase visitor permits (TS - temporary single day or TM - temporary multi-day) for their visitors coming to campus.

Juniors, Seniors, and Grad. Students (90+ credit hours or grad. status) - Junior, senior, or grad. residence hall students are eligible to purchase the following parking permits: WC5 (West Campus surface parking with overnight privileges in Carmack 5 on West Campus), CP (Central Campus surface parking with overnight privileges in CP spaces on Central Campus - limited availability), and MC (motorcycle parking).  In addition, visitor permits may be purchased (TS - temporary single day or TM - temporary multi-day) for their visitors coming to campus.

For detailed parking permit information, please see the Parking Permit Details page.

COMMUTER STUDENTS

Freshmen and Sophomores (0-89 credit hours) - Freshmen and sophomore commuter students are eligible to purchase the following parking permits: WC (West Campus surface parking, no overnight privileges), WCE (West Campus surface parking with evening garage privileges, no overnight privileges), "CXC" (Commuter Parking for the Ackerman Road Complex and Buckeye Lot), or MC (motorcycle parking).

Juniors, Seniors, and Grad. Students (90+ credit hours or grad. status) - Junior, senior, or grad. commuter students are eligible to purchase the following parking permits: WC (West Campus surface parking, no overnight privileges), WCE (West Campus surface parking with evening garage privileges, no overnight privileges), C (Central Campus surface parking, no overnight privileges), CE (Central Campus surface parking with evening garage privileges, no overnight privileges), "CXC" (Commuter Parking for 650 Ackerman Road), or MC (motorcycle parking). In addition, these students may purchase a CG parking permit if available. Please see the Student Garage Lottery page for details regarding the purchase of these permits.

Grad. Students with Appointments - In addition to the above, graduate students with appointments (GRA, GTA, GAA, and Fellows) have the option of purchasing a "B", "WB", or "BE" parking permit instead of a student permit. These permits may only be purchased by visiting 160 Bevis Hall or mailing a "B" staff application to our office since a copy of your departmental appointment letter or departmental documents are needed at the time of purchase for verification purposes.

Also, T&P offers a limited number of staff daytime "BG" garage permits to commuter graduate students who hold a paid appointment. Available garages are: "BG1", which allows access to Northwest, Tuttle, Arps, Ohio Union, and Neil Ave. garages or "BG2", which allows access to the South Cannon, 9th Ave., 11th Ave, and Neil Ave.. garages. These permits are distributed on a first-come, first served basis starting Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 12:00 PM - 5:00PM. The following are requirements to purchase a staff garage permit:
- Photocopy of your appointment letter, or departmental documents;
- Valid photo identification;
- OSU Employee ID Number;
- Vehicle Information (make and license plate);
- Payment of any outstanding citations;
- Full permit payment of $594.00, payable in cash, check, (no starter or counter checks), Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card or American Express..

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