Permits are available on an annual, academic and semester basis for faculty and staff. Annual permits are the most cost-effective permit option. Faculty and staff can see which permits are available at bgsu.aimsparking.com. All permit requests are processed in "real time" and are active immediately. Please note: credit cards are accepted online and a convenience fee will be assessed. Payments may be made in the office using credit card, cash or check.

Employees that work on campus but are not paid by BGSU are required to obtain a permit to park on campus. The pricing options are the same as a BGSU employee.  Contact Parking Services if there are questions.

Your state-issued license plate on your vehicle serves as your permit. Per policy, vehicles must be parked so that the state-issued license plate is unobstructed, clearly visible, and readable by license plate recognition from the drive aisles in all parking lots. Backing in or pulling through parking spaces is not permitted without a visible front license plate. See Parking Rules and Regulations for more details.

Faculty and Staff permits are available for purchase online and in person at our office (715 E. Leroy Ave College Park Office Building Room 1).  Permits will not sold over the phone.

To purchase a permit online:

1.    In your browser, go to bgsu.aimsparking.com
2.    Click on login to login with your BGSU Username and Password
3.    Enter bgsu username and password
4.    Select the permits button on the left side of the window
5.    On the Order Permits page, select the Order Permit button.
6.    The permits available to you will be displayed on the page. Review permits and select the permit to purchase.
7.    Follow the prompts to add vehicle(s) to your permit and select payment method.

Permits are available to eligible employees via payroll deduction as well as credit card, cash, or check.  Annual permits are issued typically on an August to August basis. Faculty/Staff permits are valid to park in any parking lot in GREEN on the campus map. Faculty/Staff permits are also eligible to park in any RED (Commuter) parking lot as an overflow option. This is intended to provide flexible parking options for employees.  Payroll deduction options vary depending on employee pay category (9 month, 10 month, 12 month, etc) and is not available for all employee categories. You can link up to 4 vehicles to your parking permit, none of these registered vehicles may be active on any other parking permit. Additionally only 1 vehicle can be parked on campus at a time. 

Reserved Spaces are reserved "At All Times", 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Disability parking spaces and parking in restricted areas (sidewalks, grass, loading docks, firelanes and the like) are also enforced 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Pay to park areas are not included in your parking permit. You can park in these areas if time is purchased.

• Annual Permit - Non- Continuing - This permit is valid from August to August each year and has an expiration date. Permit must be purchased each year. The cost for this permit is the same as the Continuing permit.  The only difference is with the non-continuing permit you must purchase a perrmit each year. 
• Annual Permit- Continuing - This permit is valid from the purchase date and does not expire until the employee cancels the permit or no longer works for BGSU.  Payroll deduction is the only payment option available for this permit type.  No permit purchase is required each year as this permit continues until cancelled. 
• Academic Permit - The academic year permit is valid from August till May and does not include the summer.  Employees selecting the Academic permit should first decide if they need to park on campus during the summer.  This permit is payable through payroll deduction, credit card, cash, and check.
• Semester Permit - Semester permits are offered for Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions.  Permits expire at the end of a semester and require purchasing another permit if parking is still needed into another semester.  Semester permits are payable by credit card, cash, or check only. 
• Monthly Permit - Montly permits are available for those employees who only need a short term parking permit.  Monthly permits are valid from purchase date plus 30 days.  These permits may be purchased with credit card, cash, or check.
• Daily Permits - Daily permits may be purchased online up to 10 days in advance. You may only have one permit at at time.  This permit is not valid in Pay to Park lots. 

BGSU Parking Services continues to offer new BGSU employees the option of obtaining a one week temporary parking permit when they are hired.  Once employees attend the New Hire Orientation session they are provided with a document from Human Resources that can brought to Parking Services to obtain a free one week temporary permit. A permanent permit can be purchased once the employee has been assigned an employee ID and a start date.  Often times a permanent permit can be purchased and the temporary is not necessary.  If you have questions, contact us by phone or email for assistance.

BGSU Parking Services offers a variety of options for purchasing parking on an hourly basis. These options provide flexible parking options that could be closer to your destination. Payments may be made through the Paybyphone app, Aims Mobile Pay app, or pay kiosks. Permits or payments are required Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM in Lot 7 at the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

• Paybyphone - Available via the Paybyphone app. Android download or Apple download.  Cost is $1.00 per hour plus fees. Refer to campus map for parking lots where hourly/daily payment is available.
• Aims Mobile Pay (AMP)- Available via the AMP app. Android Download or Apple Download. Cost is $1.00 per hour plus fees.  Refer to campus map for parking lots were hourly/daily payment is available.
• Kiosks - The pay kiosks are located in lot 7, lot 11, lot X, and Lot N.   The cost is $1.00 per hour.  Cash or credit is accepted. 

In order to park using a disability placard in any campus lot, a parking permit is required along with your disability placard. To maintain accessible, appropriate and adequate parking for those with a state-issued disability placard or disability plate, registration is required with Parking Services. This can be done in the office or online.

To register your permit, we need copies of the following: 

• The Certificate of Registration. This can be one of two things: If you have a disability placard that hangs from your rearview mirror, this is the registration that comes with the placard. If you have a disability license plate, it would be the vehicle’s registration.
• A color copy of your placard.
• A color copy of your State Issued ID.

Disability Parking registration available on this page: https://www.bgsu.edu/parking-services/ada-parking.html

For detailed information on Rules and Regulations please refer to this page: Rules and Regulations