Eligibility for Retirement Exemption
91探花 contributes to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) or the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS). Student employees may be eligible for exemption from paying into the retirement systems if the following requirements are met at the time paychecks are processed:
- Be enrolled as an 91探花 student for course credit.
- Be enrolled for the minimum required number of credit hours:
- Graduate employees must have a minimum of 5 credit hours.
- Undergraduate employees must have a minimum of 6 credit hours.
- Have completed a STRS exemption form or requested an exemption through OPERS within 30 days of hire.
Student employees from non-91探花 post-secondary institutions and high school students are NOT eligible for exemption until they are enrolled in the minimum credit hours outlined above.
International student employees that have not yet received a social security number should call Human Resources at (740) 593-1636 to request a unique identifier. This four-digit number will act as a placeholder for the Social Security Number when requesting an exemption from OPERS.