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Two convenient ways to register for membership and/or semester courses, field trips, and socials:
- Call Registration Services at 205-348-3000 and leave a message. (Registration Services is open M-F, 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.) Your call will be returned within 24 hours.
To be prepared for the upcoming opportunities, please take time to complete the following steps:
- Review the current OLLI catalog.
- Check your calendar for days/times that you are available to attend classes and events.
- If financial assistance is needed, complete and submit a Scholarship Application.
- Register for courses, socials, and travel online or call 205-348-3000.
After registration is complete, registrants will receive:
- Email confirmation
- Zoom links for online courses (keep this accessible for easy access)
- Name tag and lanyard
- Available to pickup at the OLLI office
Parking
- Free parking is available for all non-UA course venues.
- When taking classes on The University of Alabama campus (Bryant Conference Center), there are two parking options:
- OPTION 1: Purchase a UA 2024-2025 OLLI summer parking permit for $20, which is valid through Aug. 15, 2025. This permit allows you to park in the Capstone Deck and the adjacent surface lot. All UA campus ADA parking spaces require you have both valid ADA credentials and an OLLI parking permit. There are two important steps to complete this process:
- Purchase the Summer UA Campus Parking Permit at time of registration or call 205-348-3000.
- Within 5 days of your purchase, you will receive an email with a link. Click the link and complete the online form.
- You will be notified by OLLI Staff when your hangtag is ready to be picked up from the OLLI office.
- OPTION 2: Pay daily at the Capstone Parking Deck. Click here for directions.
- Hourly Visitor Parking Deck rates – $1.50/1st hour; $2.50/each additional hour; $15 maximum per day (resets upon exiting the deck)
- OPTION 1: Purchase a UA 2024-2025 OLLI summer parking permit for $20, which is valid through Aug. 15, 2025. This permit allows you to park in the Capstone Deck and the adjacent surface lot. All UA campus ADA parking spaces require you have both valid ADA credentials and an OLLI parking permit. There are two important steps to complete this process:
The University of Alabama reserves the right to cancel, postpone or combine class sections, limit registration, or change instructors.
Questions? Contact the OLLI Office at 205-348-6482 or email olli@ua.edu
View the OTIDE Cancellation Policy.
InfoDisclaimer
Instructors and presenters at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) are volunteers and do not represent The University of Alabama. All volunteer OLLI at UA instructors and presenters have the freedom to explore, discuss, and provide instruction on a wide range of topics in an academic setting, and any course materials and opinions of OLLI volunteers do not reflect the opinions of The University of Alabama. OLLI membership and course participation is voluntary. OLLI members may be introduced to or intellectually challenged with topics that could be difficult, objectionable, or controversial, but OLLI members do not have to assent or agree with any concept considered “divisive” under Alabama law. OLLI members are strongly encouraged to think independently and analytically about all of the material presented in an OLLI course and may express their views in a time, place, and manner consistent with OLLI course organization and structure, and in accordance with the University’s commitment to free and open thought, inquiry, and expressions.