Fiscal Policy Program

Course Fee Calculation Guidance

Allowable Costs (equipment, materials, or ancillary services consumed by the student as a part of course instruction where the equipment or material is not readily available for purchase through the bookstore or other external source):

• Chemicals (including reagents, standards, and solutions) used by the student in class during a course experiment
• Sheet music which the student retains at the end of the course
• Student related field trip costs (meals, lodging, and transportation)
• Art materials used in class (gloves, mineral spirits, soap, tape, cleaning rags, and paint/medium)
• Plotter paper, ink - not available through OSU Bookstore & used by the student during class
• Musical instrument retained by student
• Stethoscopes or blood pressure cuffs retained by student
• Cleaning supplies consumed by students doing required assignments
• Disposable gloves, disposable glassware (pipetttes, cuvettes)
• Test papers, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, cups, marking pens, labels, cotton, glasswool, batteries, weigh boats, vials, filters, sponges, and soaps
• Chromatography plates and resins
• Commercial test products
• Hazardous waste collection

Unallowable Costs (institution owned equipment, specimens, software licenses or other microcomputer application charges for goods or services):

• Expenses (air travel, mileage reimbursement, meals, hotel, etc.) or fees for guest speaker or instructor
• Course packets which can be sold through OSU Bookstore
• Photo enlargements, copies, construction paper, colored pencils, PVC pipe,  or clay readily available through external sources
• Printing or paper expenses for course syllabus, tests/exams, and/or required assignments
• Maintenance and replacement parts of scientific equipment or instrumentation or appliances used to clean, store and prepare chemicals for student use.
• Maintenance for key locks on student equipment lockers
• Blue Books, binders, folders, or sheet protectors