Things to do upon arrival:
Please contact Angela Bennett at bennett.234@osu.edu to schedule a meeting to go over course scheduling, new hire paperwork, department email and mailbox and other departmental concerns. This meeting will last approximately 30-45 minutes and will take place in Koffolt Lab room 125B. If you are an international student, you should check in with OIA before you check in with the department.

Obtain a BuckID
After students have registered for their classes, they will be able to obtain a BuckID. A BuckID serves as your student ID at Ohio State and a multitude of other purposes. Below are a few things you will need a BuckID for:

• Accessing the computer labs in Koffolt and Watts
• Checking out books from the University Libraries
• Using the COTA bus service
• Access to the RPAC facility
• Purchasing athletic tickets

In addition to the items listed above, your BuckID can be used as a debit card which you can use to purchase food from many of the restaurants on campus. Your BuckID will also serve as a discount card at some retailers. For a complete list of retailers and uses of a BuckID, please go to: https://buckid.osu.edu/.

Submit Your Final Transcripts
It is very important that you submit your final transcripts from your previous undergraduate or graduate university upon your arrival. If you do not submit your final transcripts, the Graduate Admissions office will place a hold on your record that will not allow you to register for classes until the final transcript is received. The sooner you get your final transcript submitted, the better off you will be.

Banking
There are numerous bank branches located conveniently on High Street. Below are links to some of the larger bank's web sites as well as their local address.

• Chase Bank - 1698 N High St.
• Fifth Third Bank - 1960 N High St.
• Huntington National Bank - 1928 N High St.
• PNC - 1886 N High St.
• U.S. Bank - 1896 N High St. 

Transportation and Parking
Parking on Campus
Students will be able to park on campus as long as they have a valid parking permit. To obtain a quarterly or annual parking permit, you must visit OSU Transportation and Parking Services. If you have a GRA or Fellowship position, you will need to take a letter from the department with you to purchase a "B" or "WB" permit. More information and pricing is available on the T&P website: http://tp.osu.edu/EServices/index.shtml

Transportation Around Columbus and the OSU Campus
Students will have a small fee included as part of their fees each semester. That fee is used as a part of an agreement with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) and allows students to ride the bus anywhere in the city of Columbus by showing your BuckID. OSU also has a local bus service (CABS) that runs throughout the campus that students are able to use to get to various destinations around the campus.