Below are the types of purchasable service. Click on the type of service to learn about eligibility, maximum credit and cost. Contact STRS Ohio by e-mail or by phone (toll-free) at 1-888-227-7877 if you have any questions. Please note that e-mail submissions on this site are unsecured, so only include your name and the last four digits of your Social Security number with your message.

• Military Service in the U.S. Armed Forces: Regular & Interrupted

• Teaching & Public Service

• Other Ohio Public Service

• Absence Due to Pregnancy

• Restoration or Transfer of Service Credit Between STRS Ohio & Other Ohio Retirement Systems

• Current & Past Leaves of Absence

• College or University — Nonpaid Professional Leave of Absence

• Restoration of Withdrawn Ohio Service Credit

• Ohio Noncontributing Public Teaching Service

• Previously Exempted or Waived Ohio Public Service

• Service as an Ohio Public School Board Member

• Non-Ohio-Valued Credit