During Your Stay

New exchange students should come to the Education Abroad Office, Beatrice Carr Wallace OLD SCIENCE HALL, Room 223,  as their first stop on campus.  Campus maps will be provided to all newly arrived  students.

New international students are required to attend the orientation on August 18th. In addition, all exchange students are required to attend a morning orientation on August 19th. There is no charge for this.

Each  student will be given this checklist upon arrival.  It lists all the things that must be done during the week before classes begin :  getting a student identification card, signing your housing contract, getting a tuberculosis (T.B.) test, attending orientation and other important steps.

All OU students have an e-mail account assigned to them.  Because of the new housing rules for the 2009/2010 academic year, most students will already have their passwords and "4x4" set up before arriving on campus.  This allows you to use your OU email immediately.  If you have access to a computer at your apartment or dorm, you can also access the internet and e-mail from there at no cost. The computer labs have detailed information sheets that will help you to begin using your e-mail account. You can also ask one of the lab assistants to help you or stop by and see us in the Education Abroad office.

1. Go to account.ou.edu
2. Click on “New Users: Activate your account here”. Enter your OU NET ID (4x4). This is the 1st 4 letters of your last name and last 4 numbers of your student ID number.
3. Enter your complete birthday and click submit.
MM/DD/YYYY – month, date and year
4. You will have to answer five questions for security reasons. Click Submit.
5. You will then need to make a password using 3 of the 4 required elements listed.
6. Once this is completed, you will go to exchange.ou.edu and type your 4x4 and password. You will have access to your email account.

For email or information technology help, contact the IT help desk: 325-4357.

Numerous free computer labs are strategically located throughout the Norman campus. Each lab features personal computers, printers, and scanners readily available for you to use. Computer Labs are located at: Physical Sciences Building (PHSC), Room 230, Dale Hall Tower, Room 105 (Macs Available), Walker Tower's Mouse House, Felgar Hall 300, Oklahoma Memorial Union Computer Lab, Bizzell Library and Couch Computer Center, W146. All computer labs have laser printing available, and some have copiers available. All computer labs, with the exception of Walker Tower, have dedicated ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) workstations with scanners and supporting software.

Student Services Web site offers:
• Class Schedules
• Student grades
• Account Status
• Bursar account information
• Course Availability
• Unofficial Transcript