Retirement
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Retirement Plans
Employees of Wright State University are required to participate in a university-provided retirement plan.
Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP)
Full-time (75-100% FTE) employees are eligible to elect, within the first 120 days of employment, participation in the state system or in an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP). Part-time employees (less than 75% FTE, support staff, and adjuncts) contribute to the applicable state retirement system.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
New full-time classified and unclassified staff members are eligible to participate in one of the plans provided by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) or participate with an approved Alternative Retirement Plan vendor. New part-time unclassified and classified staff members (who have not previously made a retirement plan election) are given a choice of participation in one of the plans provided by OPERS.
State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS)
New full-time faculty members are eligible to participate in one of the plans provided by the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) or participate with an approved Alternative Retirement Plan vendor. New part-time faculty members (who have not previously made a retirement plan election) are given a choice of participation in one of the plans provided by STRS.
Forms
120/180 Day Retirement Calculator
To calculate your 120-day deadline to choose between OPERS/STRS and ARP (Alternative Retirement Plan) and/or your 180-day deadline to select one of OPERS/STRS plans, use the 120/180 Day Retirement Calculator (XLSX).
