Financial Aid • How to pay • Tuition Schedule • Cancellation/Refund Policy
Step 1 — Register online for your activity
Registration is separate from payment. Register online first. Use the link on the Community Music School web page for your specific activity.
- If you believe you qualify and are interested in Financial Aid, please indicate this on your registration form.
Step 2 — Interested in Financial Aid?
If you indicated interest in Financial Aid on your registration form, do not proceed to payment. You will be contacted with next steps to apply.
- Refer to the Financial Aid process below.
After applying for financial aid, if you receive notice that aid has been confirmed, you will be provided with the final discounted amount to pay, and a discount code to use in the e-commerce store,
OR...
Step 2 — NOT applying for Financial Aid? Pay online or by check.
Use the link — provided both on the web page of your activity and in your registration confirmation email — to access the e-commerce store to make your payment.
OR follow the payment instructions below.
Financial Aid
The Community Music School will provide financial aid to students based on need and according to order of application.
The school is committed to aiding students who require assistance to participate in these programs by providing tuition reduction throughout their active enrollment.
Households that receive federal or state benefits, such as supplemental security income, food stamps, free or reduced lunch, temporary assistance for needy families, WIC or home energy/utility assistance may quality for financial aid.
Please indicate your interest in financial aid on your registration form.
The CMS Financial Aid Fund will be supported by the proceeds from foundation support, grants, sponsorships and donations.
Process
- Once we receive your registration form with indication of your interest in financial aid, we will send a Financial Aid application via DocuSign. Watch your email.
- The brief form will ask some basic questions and will also ask you to submit basic proof of benefits already received, which will be used to determine need. A list of acceptable documents will be provided.
- Once you receive confirmation of financial aid, you will be provided with the amount of your discounted tuition and a discount code to use at checkout in the e-Store.
- Make payment online (preferred) or by check. See instructions below.
How to make payment
You must first register for your activity.
PAY ONLINE (preferred): To pay online with a credit card, use the link provided in your registration confirmation email OR use the link provided on the activity web page.
Shortly after submitting payment, you will receive an email confirming the transaction.
NOTE — The payment form works best on a computer (PC or Mac). MAC USERS — use Chrome, not Safari.
PAY BY CHECK: Make check payable to The Ohio State University. Indicate the name of your specific activity on the memo line.
Mail to:
Ohio State Community Music School
ATTN: Fiscal Officer
110 Weigel Hall
1866 College Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210
Autumn Session Tuition
Tuition and fees vary by offering and include a administrative fee reduction for multiple students in one household.
Private Lessons — 16-week session
30-minute Private Lessons
- Single student per household: $400 ($25/lesson) + $30 administrative fee = $430
- Multiple students in the same household: $400 per student ($25/lesson) + $50 administration fee per family (not per student).
• NOTE: Families with multiple students, note that the $50 fee will be a separate product when you pay online with a credit card.
60-minute Private Lessons
- Single student per household: $800 ($50/lesson) + $30 administration fee = $830
- Multiple students in the same household: $800 per student ($50/lesson) + $50 administration fee per family (not per student).
• NOTE: Families with multiple students, note that the $50 fee will be a separate product when you pay online with a credit card.
Classes and Ensembles — 16-week session
- Single student per household: $320 ($20/class) + $30 administrative fee = $350
- Multiple students in the same household: $320 per student ($20/class) + $50 administration fee per family (not per student).
• NOTE: Families with multiple students, note that the $50 fee will be a separate product when you pay online with a credit card.
Queer Quire (age 18 and above) — 12 rehearsals plus final performance
- Single student per household: $570 + $30 administration fee = $600
Multiple students in the same household: $570 per student + $50 administration fee per family (not per student).
• NOTE: Families with multiple students, note that the $50 fee will be a separate product when you pay online with a credit card.
What are the administrative fees?
Administrative fees cover the cost of administration, registration, instructor background checks, recital costs, etc. Charging this fee, including the discounted version for families with multiple students enrolled, allows us to set the per lesson fee at a competitive market rate.
Withdrawal/Cancellation Policies
Participants are reserving time and making a commitment for an entire session of lessons, classes and/or ensembles. Refunds will not be given if a participant decides to withdraw from the program.
In a weather emergency, cancelled classes will be held online and will not be made up in-person or refunded.
Questions?
Email CommunityMusicSchool@osu.edu or call 614-292-5495.
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