What's Next: Admitted Students Checklist
Congratulations on being admitted to Oklahoma City University! Below are some of the next steps that can help you in the process.
Please select either the First Year Student or Transfer drop-down lists, and then continue on for the next steps for all new OCU undergraduate students.
Parent of an incoming student? Check out all of our parent resources!
And don't forget to explore our Virtual Campus Visit Experience!
First Year Student (I haven't taken any college credits since graduating high school.)
Submit Your Enrollment Deposit
The Enrollment Commitment Deposit of $150 secures your place in the incoming class. This deposit is required to enroll in classes and attend STARS 101. The Enrollment Commitment Deposit is nonrefundable after May 1. To pay your Enrollment Commitment Deposit, please go to okcu.edu/paymentsite.
Register for a STARS 101
Attendance at one of our Stars 101 events is strongly encouraged for first-time students. This is your first step to a successful transition to university life -- one of the most important and exciting transitions you will make in your lifetime!
Save the Date for 2024 (subject to change): April 19, June 3 and June 10
Registration will open in February 2024
Apply for the Honors Program
Participate in a collaborative and cross-disciplinary learning community! OCU Honors students take rigorous and engaging classes and receive special support to travel and study abroad, produce and present undergraduate research, and compete for distinguished national and international scholarships and fellowships.
Priority Deadline: March 1
Final Deadline: May 1
Learn more about the OCU Honors Program and apply.
Submit Final Documents
At the completion of your senior year, please have your school send us your final transcript, which includes your graduation date. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office. OCU accepts transcripts electronically. If your high school participates in a secure online service, ask them to send your transcript to us electronically.
If you have completed any college work, please send the official transcript or scores to the university. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office or [email protected] either electronically through a secure service or via mail.
AP or CLEP Scores
If an AP or CLEP score appears on your transcript, you are required to send the official score report to the Office of the Registrar prior to enrollment.
Placement Exams
Oklahoma City University no longer requires entrance exams (ACT/SAT) for incoming first-year students. For incoming first-year students with no ACT or SAT scores, the Accuplacer and ALEKS instruments are administered to assess student proficiency and readiness for college-level work in reading, writing, and math. Based on ACT, SAT, Accuplacer and/or ALEKS scores, students may be required to take one or more of the following preparatory courses: EDUC 1013 College Academic Skills, ENGL 1071 Integrated Writing Lab and/or MATH 1303 Intermediate Algebra.
Students with an ACT reading sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing of 510 or higher are not required to take the Accuplacer. Students who have scored a 3 or higher on the AP Language or AP Literature exams are not required to take the Accuplacer. Students entering OCU having already completed Composition I or transferring in with more than 29 college hours are not subject to this requirement. Students with an ACT Math sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Math of 510 or higher are not required to take the ALEKS exam. Students who have scored a 3 or higher on the AP Calculus AB, AB Calculus BC, or AP Statistics exam are not required to take the ALEKS exam. Students who are entering OCU having already completed College Algebra or higher math course, are not subject to this requirement.
If ACT or SAT scores are lower than indicated above, or no scores are reported by July 1, students will be instructed to take a proctored test by August 1 prior to their first semester at OCU to determine baseline reading or math proficiency. If students do not obtain the necessary scores needed on the proficiency exams, they will be enrolled in the necessary preparatory course(s).
More information on the Accuplacer Reading Test and ALEXS PPL Assessment can be found here or students may contact the Office of Academic Affairs at [email protected].
Transfer (I have taken college credits since graduating high school.)
Register for a STARS 101
Attendance at one of our Stars 101 events is strongly encouraged for first-time students. This is your first step to a successful transition to university life -- one of the most important and exciting transitions you will make in your lifetime!
Save the Date for 2024 (subject to change): April 19, June 3 and June 10
Registration will open in February 2024
Submit Final Documents
If any of your coursework was in-progress when you were admitted, please have updated official transcripts sent with those grades and/or degrees posted. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office either electronically through a secure service or via mail.
AP or CLEP Scores
If an AP or CLEP score appears on your transcript, you are required to send the official score report to the Office of the Registrar prior to enrollment.
Note on Stars Week for Transfer Students
Stars Week is a week-long celebration to introduce new fall-term students to the OCU experience. Transfer students are strongly encouraged to attend the academic orientations and any other sessions they feel would be helpful to them, but are not required to participate in any of the week's events.
Learn more about First Year Experience and access the Stars Week schedule.
Login to BlueLink and your Student Email Account
- BlueLink is your online information link to the university. This area gives you important information about your OCU student email account, enrollment, financial aid, announcements, and more.
- Additionally, important information and notices will be sent to your OCU student email account. Visit bluelink.okcu.edu regularly to ensure you do not miss any important information or deadlines.
- You can also find more information on how to access and manage your student email at email.okcu.edu.
Need Help?
- Please contact the Campus Technology Help desk at 405-208-5555.
- The first time you log in to BlueLink, please set up your security profile by clicking on “My Questions and Answers Profile.”
- If you have previously logged into BlueLink or your student email, but can't remember your password, you can reset your password at password.okcu.edu with either your username or Banner ID (B#).
Submit the FAFSA
- Visit fafsa.ed.gov to complete the FAFSA online. Priority consideration for financial assistance is given to students who submit the FAFSA by March 1. OCU’s FAFSA school code is 003166.
- If Student Financial Services needs any additional paperwork, you will learn what is needed by logging into BlueLink.
- Beginning in late January, Financial Aid packages are mailed to students who have completed all of their financial aid paperwork. The Financial Aid package details merit-based, need-based aid, and federal aid. State aid is included as an estimate until funds are received by the state.
Apply for University Housing
- Students who are younger than 21 years of age are required to live on campus. Exceptions are made for those students who choose to live at home.
- You can apply for housing online at okcu.edu/campus/residencelife. You will use your BlueLink user ID and password to log into the housing application. Along with the housing application and questionnaire, there is a non-refundable $250 housing fee. You are encouraged to apply early.
- The fall 2024 housing application will open in February.
Send Immunization Records
- The Student Health Center requires an Immunization Record on file before August 1. Please upload your records to the secure document upload site here.
- Please select Immunization Record when submitting your document.
Stars Week
- Stars Week is a week-long celebration to introduce new students entering in the fall term to the OCU experience.
- All new undergraduate students participate in both mandatory and optional events that will create connections to the campus community in and out of the classroom.
- Stars Week is also full of opportunities to get acquainted with campus life and people who will help you make the successful transition to college life.
- Parents and families are also welcomed to OCU during the first two days of Stars Week.
Learn more about First Year Experience and access the Stars Week schedule.
Apply for Student Health Insurance Plan Waiver
- Oklahoma City University now requires that all students maintain student health insurance coverage as a condition of enrollment. The insurance fee for the Oklahoma City University SHIP (Student Health Insurance Plan) will be added to the student's account upon enrollment in the plan. Each student is required to waive or enroll each academic year.
- If you already have health insurance coverage that meets the university's requirements, there is a SHIP waiver available, which will allow you to waive the university's SHIP and maintain your current insurance coverage. The waiver is is available starting July 2024.
More information about Student Health Insurance
Parking
- The Parking Permit form is an online form available after Aug. 1. After submitting the form you may pick up your parking permit in the Student Accounts Office on the 3rd floor of the Clara Jones Administration Building.
- Parking permit prices vary based on the permit you choose. Register for a parking permit here.
Submit Prior College Coursework Through TESS (Transfer Evaluation Submission System)
- OCU offers this site to help students with transfer credit from other accredited institutions. Whether it’s concurrent classes from high school or credits taken at a college after graduating high school, you can make sure it will transfer to OCU with TESS.
- Should you have any questions please discuss them with your academic advisor and/or the registrar's office. You can access TESS here and view a how-to video above.
Books and Supplies
- Pick up your books, OCU gear, and supplies at the Campus Store, found on the lower level of the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.
- When you enroll in classes, Textbook Butler receives a book order from the professor. The books ship directly to campus and are delivered to the student’s room before classes start, with no extra fee for delivery.
- Books are charged to the student’s account. After a student receives their textbooks, the balance posts to the account.
- Incoming students are automatically enrolled in the program. Any student can opt out of the program or return unneeded books.