ADMISSION PROCEDURES

REQUESTING AN APPLICATION

The International Undergraduate Application for Admission is available on the World Wide Web. Graduate students should use the International Graduate Application.
You will need to print this form, fill it out answering every question on each page fully and accurately, and return it to the Office of Admissions, University of Oklahoma, 1000 Asp Avenue, Room 127, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-4076, U.S.A.  This form is to be used for undergraduate students.  

If you would like to have an application for undergraduate study mailed to you, send a request to admrec@ouwww.ou.edu. Please include your full name and mailing address.

If you would like to have an application for graduate study mailed to you, send a request to gradinfo@ou.edu.

DEADLINES
Your application for admission and supporting credentials should be filed as early as possible to allow sufficient time to process your application, obtain your visa, arrange for a foreign exchange permit (if one is required), and make travel plans. For applicants outside the U.S., applications and all credentials required for admission must be received by APRIL 1 for a fall (August) term, SEPTEMBER 1 for a spring (January) term and FEBRUARY 1 for a summer (June) term. We suggest you submit an application for the fall term by the preceding January 1st.

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For graduate applicants in the U.S., there are no deadlines. For undergraduate applicants in the U.S., please refer to the deadlines listed on the application for admission.

Some graduate programs have their own deadlines for receipt of credentials. Check with your specific department to see if they have a deadline.

YOUR NAME
All application materials are filed in our office alphabetically under the 'last' (family) name on the application. If this is not the final word in your name, please underline, circle, or capitalize it. It is extremely important that all correspondence, forms, transcripts, etc., use the same name and spelling. Materials often cannot be matched when use of the name is inconsistent.

PROGRAMS IN WHICH THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS DEGREES
Please refer to the Undergraduate Major Code Sheet or the Graduate Major Code Sheet for a listing of degree programs offered at the University of Oklahoma.  You must indicate a specific major on the application from this major code sheet 

APPLICATION FEE
A non-refundable processsing fee of U.S. $50.00 must be paid for each application. Under no circumstances will this fee be waived nor will any action be taken on your application until the fee is received. The fee is payable by certified check to "The University of Oklahoma" in U.S. dollars through a U.S. bank, by international money order in U.S. dollars, or by completing the credit card information on the last page of the application form. Please do not send currency. If you have difficulties in paying the application fee because of currency exchange restrictions, we suggest that you request that a friend or relative in a country where exchange restrictions are less stringent send the fee for you. Please have them indicate for whom the payment is being made.

ACADEMIC RECORDS
Undergraduate applicants must submit official transcripts from all secondary or middle schools and all universities, colleges, or professional schools attended. You should also submit a syllabus or description of your classes for all work taken after secondary school. Graduate applicants must submit official transcripts from all universities, colleges, or professional schools attended since secondary school. Transcripts should show the individual subjects studied, the marks or grades and number of credits received in each subject for each year, and any certificates, diplomas or degrees awarded.

Official copies of all academic records are required. If only the original is available and it would be difficult to replace, a certified copy may be submitted. To be official, this copy must bear the original stamp or seal and signature of a school officer from the original issuing institution or examining board. The seal, stamp, and signature must be placed on the copy after photocopying. Copies certified by a consulate, embassy, military, notary public or other parties are NOT acceptable. For Indian marksheets we accept only certified copies of the original, complete University marksheets, not marksheets that have been retyped and consolidated by affiliated colleges. Individual transcripts from each school attended are required. If the original language of the record is not English, a certified English translation must be attached.

FINANCIAL ADEQUACY
You must be prepared to finance your study with no financial help from the University. Average expenditures for a single student for one year (12 months) are listed on the CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT which is part of the application form. You must fill out and return this form with your completed application for admission. Please read carefully the instructions on the Confidential Financial Statement. All enrollment fees and initial housing expenses are due at the beginning of each semester. Therefore, it is necessary for you to have at least $5,000 available upon your arrival at the University of Oklahoma.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

  1. Make sure you are meeting the deadline for the term you want.
  2. Complete the application for admission fully and accurately.
  3. Include the application processing fee of U.S. $50.00.
  4. Send an official TOEFL score report (sent directly from the EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE).
  5. Complete and send the Confidential Financial Statement.
  6. Send official, complete academic credentials (i.e. marksheets, degree certificates, transcripts, etc.).
  7. If you are in the United States at another school, you must have your international student advisor complete our Student Status Form.

You may send these items separately, but all items are required to be in the Office of Admissions by the deadline and are needed to make an admission decision. Please note that no exceptions for any of the listed requirements will be made, so be sure you are sending everything required.

Graduate applicants: Please send any supporting materials not listed above directly to the academic department in which you wish to receive your degree. Some examples are letters of recommendation, GRE or GMAT scores and portfolios.

NOTIFICATION OF ADMISSION
Only the Office of Admissions is authorized to notify applicants of their acceptance by the University. This office issues a Certificate of Eligibility (United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Form I-20) when you are officially admitted. You should interpret no statement made in correspondence with any University faculty member to mean that you have been accepted, unless you have received official notification of admission from the Office of Admissions. Upon receiving the Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20), you should take it to the appropriate United States Consulate to complete your application for a United States visa.

UPDATING YOUR APPLICATION
When you submit an application for admission, you are applying for a specific term. If you wish to be considered for a later term than the one you initially applied for, you should notify us by mail and return your Form I-20 if previously admitted to OU. You should also let us know in your letter if you have been attending school elsewhere and submit official transcripts for any work that you had not previously submitted. Please remember that TOEFL scores must be less than two years old by the beginning of the term you wish to attend, and your confidential financial statement and supporting documentation must be less than a year old.

If you wish to apply for a term that is more than a year beyond the original term on your application, you should submit a new application and new $50.00 application processing fee as well.

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