Admission
Enrollment
Retention
Graduation
Advisory Conference Reports (Doctoral) & Admission to Candidacy (Master’s) Forms
Admission
What is the Status of my
Change of Major?
To check the status of a change of major, contact the Graduate College at 405-325-3811 or email gradinfo@ou.edu.
Enrollment
How do I Add/Drop a course? (changes in schedule, retaining at least one course)
When adding or dropping a course, please refer to the Academic Calendar for deadlines, including deadlines to receive a tuition refund and final days to add or drop a course, that apply during certain periods in a given semester. This will help you determine what policies apply for adding or dropping a course at a particular time in the semester and what procedures must be followed in order to do so.
If you are enrolled in multiple courses and do not wish to drop ALL courses, you will need to complete an add/drop slip available at the front desk of the Graduate College.
If you are enrolled in only one course and wish to drop this course or are enrolled in multiple courses and wish to drop ALL courses, you will need to complete the orange Complete Withdrawal (dropping all courses for a semester) slip.
If you wish to drop or withdrawal from courses after the 10th week of the semester in which you are enrolled, you will have to petition the Graduate College Dean to do so. At this point, withdrawals will not be approved unless the reason for withdrawal is extremely unusual, beyond the control of the student and could not be anticipated prior to the withdrawal date. For detailed instructions, policies & procedures for petitioning to withdraw, please see the Withdrawal Petition:
Late Add policy: If you wish to add a course past the last day to register or past academic calendar deadlines, the Graduate College requires a memo from the instructor of the course to accompany the late add slip and must explain that the student has either been attending the class from the beginning or is willing to make up the work. This memo must be signed by the instructor as well and returned to the Graduate College upon completion. The Graduate College cannot sign the add slip without this memo. (With the exception of adding Thesis/Dissertation hours or Audit courses, which may be added at any time.)
RetentionWhen a student is placed on academic probation, how long is the student allowed to return to good academic standing (GPA >= 3.0)?
Students placed on academic probation must raise their GPA within the next 12 hours of enrollment in order to return to good academic standing. A student cannot earn a grade less than "B" during this 12 hours of probationary enrollment.
Graduation
Where can I obtain an application for graduation?Applications for Graduation (small blue card) may be obtained from the reception desk of the Graduate College.
If you are a Master’s student, you have the option of either filling the card out in the office and leaving with us so we can campus mail the application to Academic Records or you may walk it over to Academic Records in Buchanan Hall yourself.
How do I obtain Graduate Credit for classes I take during my Junior and Senior Years as an Undergraduate?
Check the Application for Graduate Credit for Courses Taken During the Junior and Senior Years
Criteria and procedures for applying can be found on the second page of this application. A couple VERY important guidelines the applicant MUST follow:
- To apply for graduate credit, undergraduates MUST have a minimum overall GPA of 3.00
- and MUST complete and return to the Graduate College the application within the first 2 weeks of the semester the course(s) are taken.
- All other eligibility requirements, limitations, and procedures for completing the application can be found via the link provided above.
Advisory Conference Reports (Doctoral) & Admission to Candidacy (Master’s)
Advisory Conference Reports can be located on the Printable Forms for Doctoral Students page.
Admission to Candidacy & Application for Approval of the Master’s Thesis Topic and Committee Membership forms are found on the Printable Forms for Masters Students page.
Admission to Candidacy and Masters Thesis Topic and Committee Membership forms are due in the Graduate College no later than the first Monday in March (for summer grads), first Monday in April (for fall grads), & the first Monday in October(for Spring grads). If these forms are turned in past these deadlines, the Graduate College requires a memo from the liaison of the academic unit stating that they understand the student is turning the forms in past the deadline and must explain why it is being turned in past the deadline.
Before the Graduate College is able to accept these forms, all required signatures must be obtained.