The student account, viewable on the Student Center, includes detailed charges for tuition, fees, housing, and more. Check your account regularly as non-payment of accounts or other unmet obligations can delay registration and services or cancel enrollment. Account details are not viewable through Guardian ePay, but you can print or e-mail a copy of your statement to your parent/guardian.

You can permit parents, guardians, or others to pay tuition and fees through Guardian ePay, accessible from the Student Center. Once you sign up, you can invite payers who will then receive an e-mail directing them to the SallieMae Guardian ePay site. There they will enter your activation ID number (included in the e-mail) and student ID number (found at the top of your student profile report). Once the other payers are linked to your account through Guardian ePay, they will be able to access the payment amount each term and authorize electronic payments from a personal checking or savings account.

If you choose not to set up Guardian ePay, you can pay your own bill online through the Student Center, which is the fastest and safest way to make a payment. Payments also can be mailed using a coupon available on the Student Center. To make a payment, select Make a Payment or Mail a Payment under the Finances section of the Student Center.

Tuition Option Payment Plan (TOPP) allows you to split the cost of fees and other eligible university expenses into two payments per term. You must sign up for TOPP for each term you wish to opt into the payment plan. To sign up, select the Payment Plan tab under Account Inquiry in the Finances section of your Student Center.

Proof of insurance is required of all undergraduate students enrolled for six or more credit hours, and you are automatically enrolled in the university’s comprehensive Student Health Insurance Program. You will select or waive insurance coverage annually online via the Student Center. To complete the waiver, you will need to provide the address and phone number of your current insurance company, the policy holder ID number, and policy/group number.

Students who anticipate receiving refunds each term because of financial aid or scholarship overages are strongly encouraged to sign up for direct deposit to avoid delays in receiving their refunds. To do so, select Account Refund on the My Account page in the Finances section of the Student Center. Be sure the Current Address and Permanent Address are updated in the Personal Information section of the Student Center to avoid possible delays.

To complete information releases for academic, account, and financial aid information, go to buckeyelink.osu.edu and select Student Information Release in the Personal Information section of your Student Center. Without the appropriate student information releases, student account and academic records cannot be discussed with a parent, guardian, spouse, or other parties. Read more about who can access student information at ssc.osu.edu/registration_enrollment.html.

After the first term, students register for courses by selecting Add a Class in the Enrollment and Academic History section on the Student Center. However, incoming students register for courses at orientation.

To ensure that your course registration process runs as smoothly as possible at orientation, become familiar with the online registration process through your Student Center.

For a visual step-by-step explanation of scheduling classes via the Student Center, watch the short videos below: Searching for Classes Using BuckeyeLink and Enrolling in Classes Using BuckeyeLink.