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Familiarize yourself with the following terms and processes, and you’ll be on your way to handling all your Buckeye business with ease.

Buckeye Link

Ohio State makes it easy for you to maneuver the business of being a Buckeye through buckeyelink.osu.edu. This self-service site provides tools and information to pay tuition and fees, track financial aid, register for classes, and more through the Student Center. Buckeye Link also has answers to many frequently asked questions and timely updates about your account. Use Buckeye Link to accomplish the following:


BuckID

Along with the debit account function, you will use your BuckID card for secure access to buildings (including residence halls), to use for meals in campus dining facilities, for admission to various athletic and other university-sponsored events, to ride the COTA bus, and to use the recreational facilities.

Using the BuckID web site, buckid.osu.edu, you can search through a list of merchants who accept the BuckID as a form of payment, report a lost or stolen card, and check your transaction history and available balance. Anyone with your 19-digit BuckID account number can make an online deposit to your debit account.


Financial aid

The Office of Student Financial Aid strives to provide financial assistance, including university scholarships; federal, state and institutional grants; work programs; and loans to all eligible Ohio State students. Read about financial aid and important financial aid deadlines.

Federal, state, and university-funded aid is reflected as Pending Financial Aid (viewable from the drop-down menu under Finances on the Student Center) on the student account until 10 days before the start of each term, at which time funds from these programs will be fully applied to the account.

If you have been awarded aid that is not appearing as indicated, check your Financial Aid To Do list on the Student Center for instructions. Funds from non-university scholarships, alternative or private loans, and College Savings Plans are handled differently. Read more information about third-party aid: sfa.osu.edu/forms/award/external.pdf.


Student Service Center (SSC)

The Student Service Center is the single point of contact for taking care of the business of being a Buckeye. The knowledgeable staff can assist you in person, by phone or by e-mail with financial aid issues, academic records and registration holds, student accounts, fee payments, and more.

Contact information:
Student Service Center
Lobby, SAS Building
281 W. Lane Ave. [map]
(614) 292-0300
Toll-free: (800) 678-6440
ssc@osu.edu

Phone and walk-in hours:
Visit the Student Service Center website at ssc.osu.edu.

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