The University of Oklahoma
College of Liberal Studies
1610 Asp Ave Ste 108, Norman, OK 73072
Phone: 405-325-1061/800-522-4389 Fax: 405-325-7132
Prospecitve Students
Master's Application
Paper Application 
Admission
To be admitted to the Master of Arts (MA) in Liberal Studies Program, you must be admitted to the Graduate College of the University of Oklahoma. The College of Liberal Studies serves as your major department. All applicants must provide a completed OU application as well as the MA supplemental application materials and the $40 application fee.
Regular Admission Status
Applicants admissible to the Graduate College with a 3.00 grade point average on their last 60 hours of undergraduate work are admissible to the Master of Liberal Studies program. Applicants who have at least 12 hours of graduate work with a 3.0 GPA on those hours are admissible on that basis.
Conditional Admission Status: Low Grades
An applicant whose grade point average falls between a 2.75 and a 2.99 can be admitted under the Conditional Low Grades status. By the terms of this conditional admission, such students must make a 3.0 grade point average on the first twelve letter-graded program hours of enrollment. Failure to do so will result in an automatic termination from the program.
Conditional Admission Status:
Additional Supplemental Materials Required
This category of admission applies only to applicants who graduated more than three years prior to the request for admission. Applicants having a grade point average between a 2.25 and 2.74, and whose academic credits are not current enough to be useful in evaluating potential for graduate work, must submit the following supplemental application materials:
- A résumé or materials showing relevant life experience
- A 1500 word essay demonstrating the ability to critically analyze material. Applicants may select a book, article, movie, performance or presentation and their essay should include a brief rationale for the selection of the material
To maintain regular status as a graduate student, you must perform in the MA at a level comparable to a 3.0 grade point (“B”) average in a conventional master’s program. All MA students must have a grade point average of 3.0 to graduate. If you are admitted with a graduate grade deficiency that can be corrected with a three-hour letter-graded course, the College can arrange to have a reading course included in addition to Interdisciplinary Independent Study. The course would entail paying a separate enrollment fee.
