A student organization is an association of students created for any educational purpose that supports the vision and goals of the university. 

To create a new student organization, you must meet the following requirements:

1. Students

The group must have at least five students willing to commit time and effort to the formation and maintenance of the group. These five students provide the basic structure of the organization. One of the five students must be willing to serve as the primary contact person.

2. Advisor

The group must contact a faculty or staff member of Central Ohio Technical College or The Ohio State University at Newark and ask them to serve as a faculty/staff advisor to the organization. A faculty/staff advisor is needed before a student organization will be formally recognized by the Office of Student Life.

Qualification criteria: Advisors of student organizations must be full-time members of the Newark campus faculty or full-time salaried staff. If a person serving as an advisor is not a member of one of the above classifications, a qualified member of the campus staff must be chosen as a co-advisor.

3. Registration

One of the five students will register a new student organization using the online registration form. 

4. Constitution

The organization will need to write a constitution, which serves as an outline of goals and purposes for the organization. The constitution template is available to aid in the process of creating a constitution. Once a constitution is written, it should be sent electronically, in Word document format, to Holly Mason for review.

5. Approval

The constitution and registration form will be reviewed by the coordinator for student involvement. Approval confirmation will be sent by email to the student who initiated the registration.