Permit Types

Commuter A, B, C Zones

Annual permits are sold for each academic year, subject to availability.

Who may purchase:

• Faculty, staff or students who do not live on campus in a residence hall.
• Departments for university-owned vehicles.
• Other OSU affiliates based on availability and at the discretion of Transportation Services.
• Ineligible: on-campus residents and carpool members.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Transportation Services manages a zonal parking system to distribute parking across campus.

Available Funding Sources:

• Check, money order or credit/debit card
• Payroll deduction
• University Index for university-owned vehicles

Price:

Annual parking permits are prorated on a monthly schedule once the term begins. Permits must be paid in full at the time of purchase. Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

How to purchase:

• Online (ONID required)
• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits for university-owned vehicles online.

Motorcycle Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Riders of motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and electric bicycles with license plates who wish to park on campus.
• Faculty, staff, students and campus residents.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check or money order, or credit/debit card.
• Payroll deduction.

Price:

Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.  Discount Motorcycle Permits may be purchased for a one-time, non-refundable fee per year.  

How to purchase:

• Online (ONID required)
• In person - Transportation Services office

Carpool Permits

Who may purchase:

• Groups with a minimum of two (2) students, faculty or staff who do not live on campus who agree to ride together.
• Maximum of six (6) members.
• Ineligible: on-campus residents and visitors.

Additional Restrictions:

• Carpool members are unable to purchase individual Annual or Monthly commuter A, B or C zone permits, but can purchase daily permits.
• Permit must be paid by all parties before it can be issued.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once paid in full by all carpool members. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Transportation Services manages a zonal parking system to redistribute parking across campus.

Available funding sources:

• Check or money order, or credit/debit card
• Carpool permits ARE NOT eligible for payroll deduction.

Price:

The Annual permit price is split evenly between the number of carpool participants, prorated monthly.  Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

How to purchase:

• Start a Carpool online (ONID required).
• In person - Transportation Services office
  • All members of the carpool must be present to issue permit at the counter.

Vanpool Permits

Who may purchase:

• Enterprise Rent-a-Car employees on behalf of a group of individuals with a signed vanpool contract.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Transportation Services manages a zonal parking system to distribute parking across campus

Available Funding Sources:

• Credit/debit card

Price:

• $50

How to purchase:

• Enterprise employees can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

Resident Apartment Permits

Permits for apartment residents living in The GEM or 1045 SW Madison Ave are sold on a 1-space to 1-permit basis throughout the fiscal/academic year, subject to availability. Campus residents are eligible for one (1) parking permit for a maximum of one (1) vehicle on campus. 

Who may purchase:

• Students who live in The GEM or the 1045 SW Madison Ave apartments.
• Faculty or staff who live in The GEM or the 1045 SW Madison Ave apartments.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid July 1 each year through June 30 the following year. Expires on June 30 each year.

Where you can park:

Available Funding Sources:

• Check or money order, or credit/debit card.
• Resident Apartment permits ARE NOT eligible for Payroll deduction.

Price:

Prices are pro-rated Monthly beginning in July each year. Permits must be paid in full at the time of purchase.  Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

How to purchase:

• Online (ONID required)
  • Faculty or staff who reside on campus can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 
• In person - Transportation Services office

Campus Residents Permits

Permits for campus residents are sold on a 1-space to 1-permit basis throughout the term, subject to availability. Campus residents are eligible for one (1) parking permit for a maximum of one (1) vehicle on campus. 

Who may purchase:

• Students who live on campus in a residence hall.
• Faculty or staff who reside on campus.

Duration of permit:

• One term. Valid first day of the term for Spring, Winter and Summer terms. Fall term permits are valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following term.

Permit Renewals and Wait lists:

• Permits are made available in Fall Term. Anyone with a Fall Term Permit will have an opportunity to renew the permit for Winter Term before permits are made available to non-permit holders.
• Anyone with a Winter Term Permit will have an opportunity to renew the permit for Spring Term before permits are made available to non-permit holders.
• There is no renewal opportunity for Summer Term.
• Wait lists are established for each term permit, and are reset before the following term permits go on sale.

Where you can park:

Available Funding Sources:

• Check or money order, or credit/debit card.
• Residential permits ARE NOT eligible for Payroll deduction.

Price:

Prices are pro-rated weekly for Fall, Winter and Spring terms. Summer Term permits are a flat, non-refundable rate (price listed at end or spring prorate schedule). Prorate schedules vary each term to account for weeks of winter and spring breaks. Permits must be paid in full at the time of purchase. Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

How to purchase:

• Online (ONID required)
  • Faculty or staff who reside on campus can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 
• In person - Transportation Services office

Hourly Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Faculty, staff or students.
• Visitors.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the number of hours selected at the time of purchase with a maximum of four (4) hours.

Where you can park:

Price:

Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Credit/debit card.
• Pay Stations do not accept cash, coins, checks or money orders.

How to purchase:

• At the pay station at Dixon Rec or Sackett Hourly.

Daily Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Faculty, staff or students who do not live on campus in a residence hall.
• Visitors.
• Ineligible: on-campus residents.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the date(s) selected at the time of purchase.

Where you can park:

Price:

Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check or money order, or credit/debit card.
• Pay Stations do not accept coins, checks or money orders.
  • Cash payments are accepted at the Pay Station located in the parking lot near 14^th and Jefferson. 

How to purchase:

• Online
• In person - Transportation Services office

Monthly Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Faculty, staff or students who do not live on campus in a residence hall.
• Third-party campus partners at the discretion of Transportation Services' staff.
• Ineligible: On-campus residents or visitors.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the date(s) selected at the time of purchase.  

Where you can park:

Transportation Services manages a zonal parking system to distribute parking across campus.

Price:

Current prices are listed on the Parking Rates page.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check, money order, or credit/debit card.

How to purchase:

• Online (ONID required)
• In person - Transportation Services office
• Third Party Vendors and OSU associates can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

ADA Courtesy Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Visitors with a valid ADA placard issued by a state Department of Motor Vehicles.
• Ineligible: Faculty, staff, students or on-campus residents.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for three (3) hours on the day that it is issued.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Not applicable.

Price:

• Complimentary

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Eligible individuals can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

Daily Service Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Contractors or Vendors who need their vehicle close to their work location to perform their service.
  • Departments may purchase this permit for their contractors/vendors.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the date(s) selected at the time of purchase. 

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check, money order, or credit/debit card
• University Index

Price: 

• $15 per day

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online.
• Eligible individuals can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

Monthly Service Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Contractors or Vendors who need their vehicle close to their work location to perform their service.
  • Departments may purchase this permit for their contractors/vendors.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the date(s) selected at the time of purchase.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check, money order, or credit/debit card.
• University Index.

Price:

• $120 per month (31 continuous days)

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online.
• Eligible individuals can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

Annual Service Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Contractors or Vendors who need their vehicle close to their work location to perform their service.
• Ineligible: University-owned vehicles.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Check, money order, or credit/debit card.
• University Index.

Price:

• $1,589 per year

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online.
• Eligible individuals can contact Transportation Services to receive an email link to purchase online. 

Department Guest Daily Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Departments for visiting guests.
• Ineligible: may not be purchased for employees per the OSU FIS policy. 

Duration of permit:

• Valid for the date(s) selected at the time of purchase.

Where you can park:
 

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index
• Billed to the guest via credit card

Price: 

• A Zone Daily permit - $7 per day
• B Zone Daily permit - $5 per day

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online or bill to the guest

Department 3-Hour Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Departments
  • Permits may be shared for maximal utility.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once the physical permit has been received and properly displayed. Expiration date is stated on the permit.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index

Price:

• $420

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online

Reserved Parking Space Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Departments with Reserved spaces for visiting guests, or in limited circumstances university-owned vehicles. Employees may not use these spaces.

Duration of space assignment:

• One year. 

Duration of space permit:

• Valid for the date selected by the department designee.

Where you can park:

The department's Reserved space(s) with a Transportation Services-issued permit for the space displayed.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index

Price: 

• $1,379 per space

How to purchase:

• New Reserved parking spaces: submit an application for approval. 
• Transportation Services will contact departments with existing Reserved parking spaces to verify the funding Index prior to renewal.

Private Parking Space Permits

A Private Parking Space is for the use of an individual holding a specific university position. The university limits the number of Private Parking Spaces to manage the campus parking supply. Use of Private Parking Spaces results in costs to the university by reducing the inventory of spaces available for sharing with others, reducing a departments available spending on other resources, and impacting the university’s ability to reach its sustainable transportation and carbon reduction goals.

Positions Authorized for Private Parking Spaces:

The Vice President for Finance and Administration determines the limited selection of positions that are eligible for a Private Parking Space. His or her determination is based on the position’s requirement to frequently travel using their personal automobile during business hours as a condition of their employment, and for the convenience of the university to minimize costs associated with lost time and/or productivity. 

Duration of space assignment:

• One year

Where you can park:

In the designated Private space. A valid Private Parking space permit and a valid Commuter permit must be assigned to the vehicle(s) allowed to park in the designated space. 

Contact our department to request changes to existing spaces.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index

Price: 

• $2,478 per space

How to purchase:

• The employee must pay for a parking permit for the zone in which the space is located, but the employee’s department may pay the cost of the Private Parking Space.
• Transportation Services will contact departments with authorized Private Parking Spaces to verify the funding Index prior to renewal.

Annual Service Permits

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• Departments for university-owned service vehicles. 

Duration of permit:

• One year. Valid once purchased. Expires the day before the start of the following fall term annually.

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index

Price: 

• $420

How to purchase:

• In person - Transportation Services office
• Departments using an Index can purchase permits online

Dedicated Parking Space Permits

Unavailable for purchase:

• These legacy parking spaces are no longer available for purchase. Existing spaces may be renewed on an annual basis at the discretion of the Director of Transportation Services.

Who may use this space:

This permit is available to:

• Departments with Dedicated spaces for visiting guests, or in limited circumstances university-owned vehicles. Employees may not use these spaces.

Duration of space assignment:

• One year. 

Duration of space permit:

• Valid for the date selected by the department designee.

Where you can park:

The department's Dedicated space(s) with a Transportation Services-issued permit for the space displayed.

Funds eligible for purchase:

• University Index

Price: 

• $828 per space

Prospective students registered with the Welcome Center will receive an email to access their virtual parking permit online.  Contact the Welcome Center with additional questions.

Childcare and Nursing Parents Permits

Who is eligible:

• Family Resource Center-approved parents or guardians of nursing children brought to campus to nurse. 

Price: 

• $99 per permit, per year

Duration of permit:

• 365 days from the date of issue

Where you can park:

How to purchase:

• Parents of nursing children should contact the Family Resource Center to determine eligibility.

KidSpirit Permits

Who may purchase:

• Parents or guardians of KidSpirit participants 
• Ineligible: Faculty, staff or students

Duration of permit:

• 90 days from date of issue

Where you can park:

Price:

• $45 per term

Funds eligible to purchase:

• Credit/debit card.

How to purchase:

• Contact Transportation Services for an email invitation to purchase online.

Community Permits

Community Permits are issued to community members in particular elected or appointed positions for specific campus parking areas.

Duration of permit:

• One year. Expires September 30, annually.

Where you can park:

Motor Pool Beaver Card

The Beaver Card may be used as a supplemental permit to your current OSU parking permit on your personal vehicle, and will allow you to park in any A, B, or C zone while renting an Motor Pool Vehicle. Just place the Beaver Card on your dashboard, and ensure you have a current A, B or C zone permit. 

Contact the Motor Pool if you have additional questions about using the Beaver Card with your Motor Pool rental. 

New Employee Permit

Who may purchase:

This permit is available to:

• New employees to the university, including employees of temp agencies.
• Ineligible: Student and graduate employees.

Duration of permit:

• Valid for up to 5 consecutive business days after their start date. 

Where you can park:

Funds eligible for purchase:

• Credit/debit card.

Price: 

• $6 per day, up to 5 days. 

How to purchase:

• Contact Transportation Services for an email invitation to purchase online.