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InternationalGraduateAdmission
InternationalStudentDeadlines*
FallEntry:April1
SpringEntry:September1
SummerEntry:February1
ThesedeadlinesapplytointernationalapplicantswhoarecurrentlyoutsidetheUnitedStates.
Pleasecheckwithyourgraduateacademicprogramforspecificdepartmentalapplicationdeadlines.
CurrentOUinternationalstudentsarenotsubjecttothisdeadline.
*Programdeadlinesthatoccurbeforetheinternationaldeadlinetakepriority.Programdeadlinesthatoccurafterthe
internationaldeadlinedonotyourapplicationwillbeheldtotheearliestdeadlinewhetherthatistheprogramdeadline
oruniversityinternationaldeadline.Pleasereviewyourprogramsdeadlinebeforeapplying.
InternationalStudentRequirements

TranscriptsApplicantsmustsubmittranscript(s)fromtheirlastdegreegrantinginstitution.
EnglishProficiencyAllapplicantsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguagemustpresentevidenceofproficiency
intheEnglishlanguage.
FinancialSupportDocumentationAllinternationalapplicantsmustprovidedocumentaryevidenceoffinancial
supportfortheirfirstyearofstudy.

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TranscriptRequirements
InternationalGraduateAdmissions
Applicantsmustsubmittranscript(s)fromtheirlastdegreegrantinginstitution.Tominimizeyourapplication'stimeto
review,pleaseuploadacopyofyourofficialtranscriptanddegreecertificatefromyourlastdegreegrantingschoolwith
yourapplication.YoushouldalsorequestanOFFICIALtranscriptanddegreecertificatefromyourlastdegreegranting
schoolandmailthemtotheOfficeofGraduateAdmission.
Graduateapplicantsmust,atminimum,possessorbeintheprocessofcompleting,theequivalentofa4yearUS
Bachelorsdegree.Inmostcases,a3yearBachelorsdegreeisnotsufficientforgraduatestudyattheUniversityof
Oklahoma.

AFTERADMISSION:Ifyouhaveearnedmorethanonedegree(Bachelor,Master,orDoctoralLevel),youwillberequired
tosubmitofficialtranscriptsanddegreecertificatesfromALLdegreegrantinginstitutionsduringyourfirstsemesterof
enrollment.Pleasenote,youshouldhavealreadysubmittedyourofficialtranscriptanddegreecertificatefromyourlast
degreegrantinginstitutionpriortoyouradmission.
TheOfficeofGraduateAdmissionsevaluatesallinternationalcredentials.Wedonotusetheevaluationsofexternal
internationalcredentialagencies.
SpecialInstructions:
IfyourtranscriptisissuedbyyouruniversityinalanguageotherthanEnglish,werequiretheofficial,originallanguage
documentaswellasanofficial,orcertified,Englishtranslation.
ApplicantsfromIndia:Ifyouruniversityissuesmarksheets,werequireoriginalandcompleteuniversitymarksheets.
Consolidatedmarksheetsarenotacceptable.
ApplicantsfromIran:Tobeconsideredofficial,yourEnglishtranslationandaccompanyingPersiandocumentmustbear
thestampoftheDepartmentofOfficialTranslatorsAffairs.

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AfterYouApply
IfyouhaveappliedforgraduatestudyattheUniversityofOklahoma,buthavenotyetbeenadmitted:
Youmaycheckyourstatusofapplicationonline.SeeAlreadyApplied?above.
YoumayalsocalltheOfficeofGraduateAdmissionstoinquireaboutyourstatusandtoensurethatall
requireddocumentshavebeenreceived.
Youmaycontactyouryourdepartment.
Youhavebeenadmittedtoyourgraduateprogram,buthavenotyetreceivedyouradmissionpacketorI20
Document:
Ifyouhavereceivednotificationofadmissionfromyouracademicunit,buthavenotreceivedyourI20,
seeReceivingYourI20below.
YouhavebeenadmittedtotheUniversityofOklahomaandhavebeenissuedyourstudentvisabyU.S.
immigration:
IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingarrivalproceduresyoumaycontacttheUniversityofOklahoma
InternationalStudentServicesoffice.

ReceivingYourI20orDS2019

IfyouhavealreadyreceivedtheI20orDS2019

GraduateAdmissionsProcess

1.OfficeofGraduateAdmissionsreceivesapplicationandacademiccredentials
2.OfficeofGraduateAdmissionsevaluatesandverifiesacademiccredentials
3.Applicationandcredentialevaluationarereviewedbygraduateacademicunit
4.GraduateacademicunitreturnsrecommendationtotheGraduateCollegeforreviewandapproval
5.OfficeofGraduateAdmissionsprocessesdecisionandnotifiesapplicant

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