Below is a list of all active unit-unique retention schedules.
Active OSU Retention Schedules (2007-present) are now searchable online for OSU faculty, staff, and students. (If working from home, use this link.)
Retention schedules created in 2006 or earlier are not available online, but can be requested at lib-records@osu.edu. PDFs of any schedule, complete with approvals, can also be requested from Records Management.
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| Department/Unit Name | Record Group | Last Updated | |
| A | Top | ||
| Academic Affairs |
5/a |
2016 | |
| Academic Computing Services |
5/j |
1983 | |
| Academic Computing Services: Facilities Management |
5/j-1 |
1989 | |
| Affirmative Action: Office of |
3/j-4 |
1983 | |
| Air Transportation Service |
6/k |
1987 | |
| Alumni Association |
34/a |
1982 | |
| Alumni Information Center |
11/f |
1982 | |
| Arts and Sciences Honors Program | 58/b | 2010 | |
| Athletics: Department of |
9/e |
2012 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences Program |
17/r-4 |
1985 | |
| B | Top | ||
| Behavioral Sciences Laboratory |
26/j |
1983 | |
| Biology: Department of |
29/o |
1982 | |
| Blackwell Hotel | 8/q | 2010 | |
| Board of Trustees: Salary Contracts |
1/c |
1995 | |
| Bookstores |
6/d-11 |
1994 | |
| Business Administration: Business Management |
6/d |
1984 | |
| Business & Finance: Accounts Payable |
6/b-1a |
1993 | |
| Business & Finance: Bursar | 6/b-3 | 2015 | |
| Business & Finance: Campus Mail Service |
6/d-1 |
1984 | |
| Business & Finance: Central Receiving (fka Stores & Receiving) |
6/d-3 & 6/d-10 |
1989 | |
| Business & Finance: Controller |
6/b-1 |
2021 | |
| Business & Finance: Internal Audit |
6/b-2 |
2022 | |
| Business & Finance: Investments: Office of | 6/q | 2013 | |
| Business & Finance: Payroll Services |
6/c-16 |
2004 |
|
| Business & Finance: Purchasing Department |
6/d-8 |
1998 | |
| Business & Finance: Risk Management |
6/b-19 |
2004 | |
| Business & Finance: Surplus Materials |
6/b-12 |
1982 | |
| C | Top | ||
| Campus Planning: Finance and Planning |
10/b |
1981 | |
| Chemical Engineering: Department of |
17/f |
1986 | |
| Committee on Academic Misconduct |
35/c-3 |
2022 | |
| Communication Services: Public Relations |
11/b |
1982 | |
| Controller: Asset Management |
6/b-7 |
1983 | |
| Controller: Endowment Administration |
6/b-18 |
2004 | |
| D | Top | ||
| Dentistry: College of: Dental Hygiene |
15/b |
1983 | |
| Development Fund: Annual Giving |
34/e-6 |
1984 | |
| Development Fund: Gift Processing |
34/e-5 |
2003 | |
| Development Fund: Major Giving |
34/e-8 |
1984 | |
| Development Fund: President's Club |
34/e-7 |
2005 | |
| Development Fund: Special Campaigns |
34/e-9 |
1984 | |
| E | Top | ||
| Educational Services: Testing |
6/f-5 |
1981 | |
| Electro Science Laboratory: Library |
17/i-3 |
1986 | |
| Equipment Repair |
6/d-6 |
1988 | |
| F | Top | ||
| Facilities, Design, and Construction (fka University Architect) | 6/e-7 | 2009 | |
| Faculty Club |
36/a |
2013 | |
| Faculty Ombudsman | 5/w | 2010 | |
| Fawcett Center (Learning Resources) |
8/o |
1983 | |
| Fawcett Center: Business Office |
8/o-1a |
1980 | |
| Flight School |
17/d-2 |
1986 | |
| Foundation, The Ohio State University |
6/b-20 |
2004 | |
| G | Top | ||
| Graduate School |
23/a |
2023 | |
| H | Top | ||
| Health Services/Medical Affairs: Vice President |
13/a |
1986 | |
| Health Services: Facilities Planning |
13/a-2 |
1988 | |
| Human Resources: Administration |
6/c |
2004 | |
| Human Resources: Benefits Administration |
6/c-2 |
2020 | |
| Human Resources: Child Care Center |
6/c-14 |
2016 | |
| Human Resources: Civil Rights |
6/c-18 |
1992 | |
| Human Resources: Communications Office |
6/c-22 |
2004 | |
| Human Resources: Compensation |
6/c-20 |
2015 | |
| Human Resources: Consulting Services |
6/c-24 |
2004 |
|
| Human Resources: Employee and Labor Relations | 6/c-5 | 2023 | |
| Human Resources: Health Plan, The Ohio State University | 6/c-2a | 2022 | |
| Human Resources: Integrated Absence Management & Vocational Services |
6/c-25 |
2016 | |
| Human Resources: Learning & Development and Organizational Leadership Effectiveness |
6/c-19 |
2016 | |
| Human Resources: Planning & Analytics |
6/c-7 |
2016 | |
| Human Resources: Talent Acquisition |
6/c-17 |
2016 | |
| J | Top | ||
| Journal of Number Theory |
27/f-1 |
1984 | |
| K | Top | ||
| Key Control |
6/e-18 |
2011 | |
| L | Top | ||
| Landscape Architecture: Department of |
17/c-2 |
1981 | |
| Lantern: Business Office |
26/e-1 |
1989 | |
| Law: College of |
18/a |
2022 | |
| Law: College of: Legal Clinic |
18/b |
1998 | |
| Legal Affairs |
6/o |
2010 | |
| M | Top | ||
| Mechanized Information Center |
8/p |
1985 | |
| Medical Affairs: Cancer Research Center |
13/b |
1982 | |
| Medical Computer Assisted Instruction Center |
19/a-11 |
1987 | |
| Medical Technology: Department of |
16/s-5 |
1986 | |
| Medicine: College of: Allied Medical Professions: Bio-medical Communications |
19/s-15 |
1985 | |
| Medicine: College of: Allied Medical Professions: Graduate Program |
19/s-13 |
1982 | |
| Medicine: College of: Allied Medicine: Hospital and Health Services Administration |
19/s-12 |
1987 | |
| Medicine: College of: Anatomy |
19/b |
2011 | |
| Medicine: College of: Continuing Medical Education |
19/a-6 |
1982 | |
| Medicine: College of: Dean |
19/a |
1981 | |
| Medicine: College of: Dean for Research |
19/a-4 |
1981 | |
| Medicine: College of: Gastroenterology |
19/e-6 |
1984 | |
| Medicine: College of: Medical Education |
19/a-5 |
1981 | |
| Medicine: College of: Medical Microbiology |
19/d |
1981 | |
| Medicine: College of: Office of Health Sciences: Human Resources |
19/a-14 |
2003 | |
| Medicine: College of: Pharmacology |
19/k |
1981 | |
| Medicine: College of: Physiological Chemistry |
19/m |
1982 | |
| Melton Center for Jewish Studies |
28/p |
2007 | |
| Mershon Center for Education in National Security |
23/f |
1983 | |
| Mershon Center: Energy and National Security Project |
23/f-2 |
1983 | |
| Military and Veterans Services |
6/c-21 |
2021 | |
| Minority Affairs: Assistant Vice Provost |
5/f-3 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Fiscal Affairs |
5/f-1 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Recruitment and Placement |
5/f-6 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Special Programs |
5/f-4 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Student Financial Aids |
5/f-2 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Upward Bound |
5/f-5 |
1984 | |
| Minority Affairs: Vice Provost |
5/f |
1992 | |
| N | Top | ||
| National Regulatory Research Institute |
17/s |
1987 | |
| Nuclear Engineering: Department of |
17/m-1 |
1984 | |
| Nuclear Reactor Laboratory |
17/r-1 |
1990 | |
| Nursing: College of |
19/t |
2022 | |
| O | Top | ||
| Ohio College Association |
36/d |
1985 | |
| Optometry Clinic |
25/b |
2022 | |
| OSU Extension: Butler County |
22/o |
2021 | |
| OSU Extension: Ohio 4-H Youth Development |
22/o-12 |
2022 | |
| OSU Poll |
26/j-1 |
1982 | |
| P | Top | ||
| Physical Facilities: Accounting |
6/e-9&10 |
1982 | |
| Physical Facilities: Building Services |
6/e-15 |
1983 | |
| Physical Facilities: Construction/Inspection Accounting |
6/e-14 |
1983 | |
| Physical Facilities: Grounds Maintenance |
6/e-12 |
1983 | |
| Physical Facilities: Personnel and Budget |
6/e-11 |
1982 | |
| Physical Facilities: Renovation/Construction |
6/e-13 |
1983 | |
| Physical Facilities: Utilities Accounting and Power Plant |
6/e-16 |
1984 | |
| Polimetrics Laboratory |
26/f-1 |
1989 | |
| Property Management |
6/d-13 |
1985 | |
| Public Safety |
6/i |
1983 | |
| Public Safety: Communications | 6/i-04 | 2014 | |
| Public Safety: Emergency Management & Fire Prevention |
6/i-2 |
2022 | |
| Public Safety: University Police |
6/i-1 |
2021 | |
| R | Top | ||
| Regional Campuses: Marion |
12/g |
2020 | |
| Registrar |
6/f-3 |
2015 | |
| Registrar: Student Enrollment |
8/n-4 |
1991 | |
| Research and Evaluation in Medical Education |
19/a-10 |
1986 | |
| Research: Office of |
53/a |
2020 | |
| S | Top | ||
| Security and Fire Prevention Services (formerly Wexner Security) |
6/i-3 |
1992 | |
| Social Work: College of | 30/f | 2016 | |
| Speech and Hearing Clinic |
26/i-4 |
2016 | |
| Statistics: Department of |
27/h |
1984 | |
| Student Financial Aid |
9/i |
2022 | |
| Student Life: Office of |
9/c |
2022 | |
| T | Top | ||
| Technology Licensing: Office for |
53/b |
2008 | |
| Telecommunications and Networking (fka UNITS) |
6/e-5 |
2007 | |
| Textiles and Clothing: Department of |
22/n-9 |
1982 | |
| Treasurer: Administration |
6/b |
2004 | |
| Treasurer: Cash Management |
6/b-11 |
2004 | |
| Treasurer: Debt Management |
6/b-17 |
2004 | |
| Treasurer: Investments |
6/b-4 |
1982 | |
| Tutoring and Clinical Programs | 16/cc | 2013 | |
| U | Top | ||
| UniPrint (fka Reprographics Department) |
6/d-14 |
1986 | |
| University Airport: Business Office |
17/d-1a |
1981 | |
| University Architect (see Facilities, Design, and Construction) |
6/e-7 |
2009 | |
| University Council on Education Administration |
50/q |
1982 | |
| University Exploration | 5/x | 2013 | |
| University Hospitals |
13/h |
1988 | |
| University Hospitals: Admitting |
13/h-40 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Anesthesiology |
13/h-59 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Animal Laboratories |
13/h-37 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Building Services |
13/h-67 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Business Office |
13/h-2 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Central Supply: Patient Charges |
13/h-49 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Central Transportation |
13/h-35 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Chaplaincy |
13/h-100 |
2018 | |
| University Hospitals: Child Psychiatry Clinic |
13/h-28 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Clinical Engineering |
13/h-34 |
1996 | |
| University Hospitals: Clinical Research Center |
13/h-66 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Communications and Public Affairs |
13/h-86 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Computer Center |
13/h-10 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Dish Processing |
13/h-50 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Dodd Hall: General Services |
13/h-54 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Duplicating |
13/h-45 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Education and Training |
13/h-55 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Emergency Department: Clerical |
13/h-38 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Environmental Services |
13/h-21 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Epidemiology |
13/h-88 |
1994 | |
| University Hospitals: Facilities Engineering |
13/h-19 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Family Medicine |
13/h-18 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Fiscal Services |
13/h-3 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Gift Shop |
13/h-14 |
1987 | |
| University Hospitals: Hematology |
13/h-81 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Hospital Administration |
13/h-1 |
2007 | |
| University Hospitals: Human Resources |
13/h-4 |
2010 | |
| University Hospitals: Human Resources: Unit Files |
13/h-4a |
2010 | |
| University Hospitals: Interdisciplinary Clinic |
13/h-70 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Internal Auditing |
13/h-16 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Internal Medicine |
13/h-26 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: JamesCare for Life |
13/b-2 |
2019 | |
| University Hospitals: Kidney Acquisition |
13/h-63 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Kidney Transplantation |
13/h-62 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Lab Administration |
13/h-69 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Linen |
13/h-46 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Linen - Upham Hall |
13/h-48 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Linen: Dodd Hall |
13/h-47 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Managed Care Department |
13/h-98 |
2000 | |
| University Hospitals: Material Systems |
13/h-43 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Medical Information Management |
13/h-15 |
2022 | |
| University Hospitals: Medical Social Services |
13/h-61 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Medical Specialties |
13/h-71 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Medicine |
13/h-78 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Multi-Phasic Health |
13/h-83 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Neuro/Musculo/Skeletal |
13/h-75 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Nursing |
13/h-5 |
2018 | |
| University Hospitals: Nursing Department |
13/h-89 |
1987 | |
| University Hospitals: Nutrition and Dietetics |
13/h-20 |
2003 | |
| University Hospitals: Obstetrics and Gynecology |
13/h-73 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Occupational Therapy |
13/h-6 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Operating Room |
13/h-58 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Operating Room: Ambulatory |
13/h-80 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Ophthalmology |
13/h-77 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Pathology: Clinical Labs |
13/h-65 |
1994 | |
| University Hospitals: Patient Care Administration |
13/h-22 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Patient Care Administration |
13/h-56 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Patient Care Administration (Upham Hall) |
13/h-27 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Patient Relations |
13/h-91 |
1991 | |
| University Hospitals: Pediatrics and Allergy |
13/h-74 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Personnel Health Service |
13/h-31 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Pharmacy |
13/h-7 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Phlebotomy |
13/h-57 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Physical Therapy |
13/h-24 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Physician Management Services |
13/h-85 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Planning and Analysis |
13/h-17 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Post Office |
13/h-44 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Program Planning |
13/h-90 |
1991 | |
| University Hospitals: Psychiatry |
13/h-52 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Psychiatry: Adult |
13/h-72 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Psychometric Laboratory |
13/h-53 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Quality and Patient Safety |
13/h-92 |
2017 | |
| University Hospitals: Radiology |
13/h-60 |
1997 | |
| University Hospitals: Renal Dialysis |
13/h-82 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Respiratory Therapy |
13/h-39 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Risk Management (Legal Affairs) |
13/h-94 |
2007 | |
| University Hospitals: Security and Safety |
13/h-33 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Sleep Disorder Evaluation Center |
13/h-29 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Social Service |
13/h-8 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Speech Pathology |
13/h-23 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Sports Medicine |
13/h-97 |
1999 | |
| University Hospitals: Stores and Receiving: Patient Charges |
13/h-51 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Strategic Planning |
13/h-93 |
1991 | |
| University Hospitals: Surgery |
13/h-79 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Surgical Pathology |
13/h-68 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Switchboard |
13/h-32 |
1982 | |
| University Hospitals: Upham Hall School |
13/h-87 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Urology |
13/h-76 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Utilization Review |
13/h-25 |
1983 | |
| University Hospitals: Volunteer Service |
13/h-30 |
1983 | |
| University Laundry |
6/d-5 |
1982 | |
| University Libraries |
8/l |
2022 | |
| University Press |
23/b |
2015 | |
| University Publications |
11/b-3 |
1987 | |
| University Resource Management and Institutional Planning (fka Budget Planning) |
4/j-1 |
1996 | |
| V | Top | ||
| Veterinary Biosciences |
21/b |
2004 | |
| Veterinary Hospital |
21/i |
1982 | |
| Veterinary Medical Educational Resources |
21/j |
1982 | |
| Veterinary Medicine, College of | 21/a | 2016 | |
| Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology |
21/f |
1984 | |
| Veterinary Preventative Medicine |
21/g |
1983 | |
| W | Top | ||
| WOSU: Director |
8/d |
1982 | |
| WOSU: Engineering |
8/d-9 |
1982 | |
| WOSU: Marketing |
8/d-12 |
1983 | |
| WOSU: Radio |
8/d-4 |
1983 | |
| Y | Top | ||
| Young Scholars Program |
5/q |
2004 | |
| Z | Top | ||
| Zoology: Department of |
29/h |
1989 |