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Ohio residents age 60 or older are invited to take courses and connect with The Ohio State University community through this tuition-free program.
Important Dates
Announcements
- You can watch a recording of our Summer 2021 Online Orientation for Program 60 participants.
- Autumn 2021 New Participant Registration is from July 20, 2021 to August 17, 2021.
- Autumn 2021 Program 60 Course Enrollment is from August 3, 2021 to September 3, 2021.
- An Online Information Session for Autumn 2021 will be held from 10 a.m. to Noon Tuesday, July 20. Registration is required. Live captions will be provided for this event.
- Autumn 2021 Online Orientation will be held from 10 a.m. - Noon Tuesday, August 10. Registration is required. Live captions will be provided for this event.
- COVID-19 testing is required for all members of the Ohio State community, including Program 60 participants. For more information about COVID-19 testing, please visit the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website.
Note: Registration typically begins five weeks prior to the start of a term. Enrollment typically begins three weeks prior to the start of a term.
We are unable to process late registrations.
Autumn 2021
Semester: August 24 - December 8
7-week Session 1: August 24 - Ocotber 11
7-week Session 2: October 18 - December 8
7-week Session 2: October 18 - December 8
Note: You must be registered by August 17, 2021 to enroll into autumn courses.
July 2021
- 2 — Last day of regularly scheduled 8-week Session 1 and 4-week Session 2 classes
- 5 — Independence Day - No classes, offices closed
- 6 — 4-week Session 3 classes begin
- 20 — Program 60 Autumn 2021 Information Session
- 20 — New participant registration begins
- 30 — Last day of regularly scheduled Summer Term, 8-week Session 2, 6-week Session 2, and 4-week Session 3 classes
August 2021
- 3 – Course enrollment windows begin
- 17 – New participant registration ends
- 17 — Fees due (if applicable)
- 24 – Semester and first session classes begin
September 2021
- 3 – Course enrollment windows end
- 6 – Labor Day – no classes, offices closed
October 2021
- 11 – Last day of First Session classes
- 14-15 – Autumn Break – no classes, offices open
- 18 – First day of Second Session classes
November 2021
- 11 – Veteran's Day – no classes, offices closed
- 24 – Thanksgiving break begins – no classes, offices open
- 25 – Thanksgiving Day – no classes, offices closed
- 26 – Indigenous Peoples Day/Columbus Day (observed) – no classes, offices closed
December 2021
- 8 – Last day of Semester and Second Session classes
- 10-16 – Final examinations