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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Join OLLI at UA and Register for Courses

Start Your Lifelong Learning Journey Today

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.
Register For OLLI Membership, Programs and parking permit

To be prepared for the upcoming opportunities, please take time to complete the following steps:

  1. Review the current OLLI catalog
  2. Check your calendar for days/times that you are available to attend classes and events.
  3. If financial assistance is needed, complete and submit a Scholarship Application.
  4. 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

  1. When taking classes in Birmingham, please review the directions to the facilities.
    • Parking is available at no cost.
  2. When taking classes at the Gadsden Center, plan to use the parking lot right beside the building.
    • Parking is available at no cost.
  3. When taking classes on The University of Alabama campus (Bryant Conference Center), there are two parking options:
    • Purchase a UA Campus OLLI parking permit for $40, which is effective for the current academic year (2024-25 OLLI parking permits are valid from August 15, 2024, to August 15, 2025.) This permit allows you to park in the Capstone Deck and the adjacent surface lot.  
      • Via phone or online registration, purchase the UA Campus Parking Permit  
      • Complete this Parking Permit registration form  
      • You will be notified by OLLI Staff when your hangtag is ready to be picked up from the OLLI office  
      • Members with valid ADA credentials may display their state-issued hangtag or license plate along with a purchased OLLI parking permit. This will allow members to park in the ADA parking spaces behind the Bryant Conference Center.  
    • 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)  

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.