Certain courses require an additional fee to cover specific tangible goods or services received in conjunction with taking a specific class. These fees are lab fees, field trip fees, or material fees.
The OSU Fee Book (also referred to as OSU Fees Online) is used to create and submit online course fee proposals to add new fees or change/drop existing fees. The site allows public access to view or search the existing fees. Authorized users, otherwise known as Originators are permitted to create fee proposals for the purpose of adding or changing a fee. Any person wishing to become an Originator must take and pass an online test before an Administrator will establish their security access.
Course fee proposals are reviewed by the Course Fee Committee and are allowed based on specific criteria outlined in the Course Fee Guidelines.
Course fees are returned to the program that offers the particular course and must be expended in support of that course. Course fees are published in the OSU Fee Book and can also be found in the Schedule of Classes published by the Office of the Registrar.
Resources
- Course Fee Guidance (pdf): provides guidelines for course fees, describes what a course fee is, and types of costs that can be included in a request.
- Submission Guidance (pdf): provides guidance on proposal entry.
- Fiscal Policy Ex003-20 Course Fee Calculation Guidance: common allowable and unallowable costs.
- Additional Fee System Instructions can be found on the Fee Criteria page of the Fee Book System. The Fee System Instructions provide detailed instructions on creating a proposal from scratch or copying a new proposal.
- Some common internal charges include:
- Motor Pool - Vehicle Rates
- Recreational Sports
- Facility Rentals - Rates
- Adventure Leadership Institute - Equipment Rental
- CORE Reports
Contact the Course Fee Administrator if you have any questions!