Part-time and summer school students can save money by opting out of some student fees.

A student registered for five hours or fewer during the school year can save up to $361, and someone taking five credits or fewer during the summer can save up to $206, according to the Bursar’s Office Web site.

These students can waive the health fee, athletic fee, transportation fee and student activity fee.

However, should the student waive his or her fees, he or she would not be able to have full use of the University’s services.

Jennifer Wright, a senior from Marietta, did not pay the optional fees when she took classes at the University last summer.

“Even though I had paid the fee for three years, this summer I wasn’t able to use the health center,” Wright said.

Liz Rachun, the University Health Center’s public relations coordinator, said that “in order to visit the health center, (students) must pay the health fee.”

Ramsey’s Director of Student Affairs, Jane Russell, said students who do not pay the athletic fee cannot use the Ramsey Center unless they purchase a $7 visitors’ pass each time they exercise at the facility.

Russell also said students can join the gym for a cost similar to the Ramsey fee.

The University handles opting out of the transportation fee differently, said Chris Baker, the assistant manager of operations in the Campus Transit office.

“Pretty much whoever gets on the bus can ride it,” Baker said.

In the recent Student Government Association election, students voted to have a $2.50 fee assessed each semester to support the Collegiate Readership Program.

In a January interview, SGA president Katy Bowers said the Collegiate Readership fee will be an optional charge, as well.

The technology on the Collegiate Readership bins cannot exclude those who exempt the fee, said former SGA Vice President Matt Suber in an interview last week. He said SGA is working with USA Today, the company who developed the Collegiate Readership Program, to improve the technology.

Some students say the savings may be worth exclusion from University services.

Christina White, a senior from Marietta, said, “If you live off campus, getting to Ramsey when you have the time is extremely difficult.”