Commuter students who wish to prepay to park in CSU operated parking facilities are required to register their vehicle with CSU Parking & Transportation Services. Students must be enrolled for classes in order to be eligible for a parking hangtag. Two types of hangtags are offered to commuter students: Prepaid and Daily Usage.

Commuter students need their vehicle license plate number and a valid Viking Card or photo ID to register for parking. Click here to download the Student Summer 2012 Parking Registration form.

Pre Paid Student Parking

A Prepaid parking tag permits students to park anywhere designated as “Prepaid Student Parking” on campus. Students may purchase parking through their CampusNet accounts. Payment options are Visa/MasterCard or students may apply their parking fees to their student account. Parking hangtags may also be purchased at the Parking & Transportation Services office (Visa/MasterCard only). Prepaid Parking hangtags permit students to park during the parking facility's normal operating hours as listed at www.csuohio.edu/services/parking/garages. A swipe of a valid Viking Card opens the parking gate at the South Garage for Prepaid Student Hangtag holders.

Why purchase a prepaid student hangtag?

If you are on campus…	Price per day
5 days	$2.22
4 days	$2.78
3 days	$3.70
2 days	$5.55
Paying Daily = $6 per day

Overnight Parking for Commuter Students

Parking for commuter students requires the purchase of an Overnight Parking Decal. The permit must be displayed on the windshield of prepaid tag holders. Overnight privileges are not available to Daily Usage hangtag holders. Overnight permits are valid for a single semester and allow parking in any available CSU Parking area.

Spring Semester 2012 Overnight Parking Decals may be purchased via your CampusNet account or from the Parking & Transportation Services office for $51.00 for the semester (these permits are not pro-rated)

Daily Usage Student Parking

A Daily Usage tag allows the student to pay as they park. The daily fee is $6.00 per day and is paid to the parking attendant upon entering the lot. Cash only is accepted for payment (no checks or credit cards). Not all lots accept Daily Usage parkers and some lots restrict times when the Daily Usage tags are accepted. Parking on campus with a Daily Usage tag without paying the daily fee is prohibited. There is no fee to register for the Daily Usage tag.

Ten Plus Two

Sale of Ten + Two will be discontinued on February 1, 2012. They will no longer be accepted on campus after June 30th, 2012.

To see an updated listed of lots and locations that offer commuter student parking click here http://www.csuohio.edu/services/parking/garages/

Additional Student Information

Parking alternatives

Students may find parking in the South Garage to be a great alternative. Prepaid permit holders may swipe a valid Viking Card to access the South Garage. Other parkers may park for $1 per hour with a maximum daily fee of $6.00 per day.

The CSU neighborhood also offers a wide variety of parking options.  Click on www.csuohio.edu/services/parking/neighborhoodparking for a list of some of the neighborhood parking alternatives.

Campus Safety Escort

Students who must walk on campus at night are encouraged to use CSU Escorts by calling 216.687.2020 (campus extension 2020) when traveling to and from destinations.

College Based Arrangements

Parking & Transportation Services has made arrangements with specific colleges or academic departments to address unique service situations.

• College of Business: Accelerated MBA and Executive MBA students may contact the college's office for details.
• College of Law: Recent graduates preparing for the Ohio Bar Exam may contact the college's office for details.

YACK sticker program

A student who is enrolled at Youngstown State University, University of Akron, Kent State University or NEOCOM - and has a current student parking tag from that campus - is eligible for reciprocal parking benefits at Cleveland State University. To register for the YACK program, please obtain your YACK sticker form the institution that issued the parking tag. The rights and privileges assigned to the tag are honored in the parking areas of the participating institutions. YACK stickers are not available for Daily Usage tags.

Returns and Refunds

SUMMER 2012 PREPAID PARKING HANGTAG SEMESTER REFUND SCHEDULE

Undergraduate and Graduate students

Six Week Session 1

• 100% May 19 - May 25
• 50% May 26 - May 28
• 25% May 29 - May 31
• No refunds after May 31, 2012

Six Week Session 2

• 100% July 2 - July 8
• 50% July 9 - July 11
• 25% July 12 - July 14
• No refunds after July 14, 2012

Eight Week Session

• 100% May 19 - May 25
• 50% May 26 - May 29
• 25% May 30 - June 2
• No refunds after June 2, 2012

Ten Week Session

• 100% May 19 - May 27
• 50% May 28 - June 1
• 25% June 2 - June 6
• No refunds after June 6, 2012

Twelve Week Session

• 100% May 19 - May 29
• 50% May 30 - June 4
• 25% June 5 - June 10
• No refunds after June 10, 2012

Students are expected to return their parking tag immediately upon withdrawal from the University.

Students with a medical withdrawal may be granted a full refund.

Parking Rules

Each individual who chooses to park at Cleveland State University is expected to comply with established rules and procedures. See additional information under Parking Rules