Ohio residents over 60 to sign up for free courses on a noncredit basis

While freshman and returning students begin classes today, senior Ohio residents over 60 taking part in an Ohio State program may sign up on Thursday (9/25) and Friday (9/26) to learn from Ohio State’s experts for free. Participants in Ohio State’s Program 60, an outreach program of the Office of Continuing Education, can take free courses on a noncredit basis depending on space availability.

Since the program began, thousands of area residents – nearly 200 each quarter – have taken classes at Ohio State. Although participants don’t take tests or write papers, they can actively take part in the class.

Program 60 participants will sign up for classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday (9/25) and Friday (9/26) in Buckeye Suites A and B at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

Ohio seniors began taking courses in 1974 through the Ohio State outreach program, created by former university President Harold Enarson. Then, in April 1976, the Ohio Legislature began to require state-supported colleges and universities to permit people older than 60 to attend classes on a non-tuition, non-credit, space-available basis.

WHAT: Participants in Ohio State’s Program 60, an outreach program of the Office of Continuing Education, can sign up for free courses on a noncredit basis

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday (9/25) and Friday (9/26)

WHERE: Buckeye Suites A and B at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

WHY: To give Ohio residents over 60 an opportunity to learn from Ohio State’s experts