Office of Student Life
STEP
Second-year Transformational Experience Program

Financial Wellness

STEP participants complete a Financial Wellness Component, provided through Scarlet and Gray Financial, within the Student Life Student Wellness Center. This component of STEP teaches students budgeting basics which are necessary for the Signature Project proposal, and are also broadly applicable in life.  

How to Complete the Financial Wellness Component: 

Students will receive an email from step@osu.edu notifying them of their Financial Wellness window opening. Students must complete the Financial Wellness Component by the end date of their cohort’s Financial Wellness window.

The email from step@osu.edu will outline three tasks to complete.

  • Task 1.) Attend the Financial Wellness Group Coaching Session that has been scheduled to occur during a fall cohort meeting. These sessions introduce students to important financial topics relevant for second-year students including budgeting, credit and saving money. STEP Faculty Mentors will share the scheduled date with their cohorts.
  • Task 2.) Complete a Financial Wellness Checkup through iGrad.