University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201854

UCO Admissions Information

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201855

UCO Admissions Information

Undergraduate Admissions TheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions(UA)providesinfor-mationtoprospectivefreshmenandtransferstudentsinterestedin attending the University of Central Oklahoma. Undergraduate Admissionsistypicallythefirstpointofcontactforprospectivestudents,theirparents,andacademiccounselors. Campusvisitsareofferedthroughthisofficeandprovidestudentsthechancetotourcampus,visitwithaprofessor,viewthevarioushousingopportunities,andobtaininformationconcerningtheir intended major. AdmissionCounselorsattendcollegefairsandmakepresenta-tionstohighschoolsandcommunitycollegesinthestateofOkla-homa and out-of-state. Throughouttheyear,Admissionscoordinatesrecruitmenteventsandactivitiesoncampus.Forfurtherinformation,ortoarrangeacam-pusvisitpleasecall(405)974-2727oronlineatwww.uco.edu/tours.

Admission Requirements StandardsforadmissiontoUCOareestablishedbytheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation.Thesestandardsarebasedonprospectivestudents’residencestatusandpreviouseducationalbackground. Allstudentspursuinganareaofstudyleadingtoabachelor’sdegreemustmeetbothperformancestandardsandcurricularstandards.Performancestandardsrefertoastudent’srankinthehighschoolgraduatingclassandoverallgradepointaverageinthecorecurriculumcourses.Itcanalsobebasedonadmissiontestscores.Curricularstandardsrefertoastudent’sformaleducationalbackgroundinthesubjectareasofEnglish,science,mathematics,history,andcitizenshipskills(aswellastwoadditionalunitsfromforeignlanguage,computerscienceandthesubjectslistedabove). Forfirst-time entering freshmen,proficiencyinthesecurricu-larareascanbedemonstratedbyhavingsuccessfullycompletedfouryearsofEnglish,threeyearsoflaboratoryscience,threeyearsofmathematics(AlgebraIoraboveandAlgebraII),threeyearsofhistoryandcitizenshipskills(includingoneyearofAmericanHis-toryandtwoadditionalyearsfromHistory,Economics,Geogra-phy,NonWesternCulture),andtwoadditionalunitsfromsubjectspreviouslylistedorfromcomputerscienceorforeignlanguageatthehighschoollevel. Studentswhohavenotcompletedtheabovesubjectcollege-boundcoreareasatthehighschoollevelcandemonstratesufficientcurricularbackgroundandknowledgeforcollegestudy.Todoso,theymustsuccessfullypassaplacementexaminationinthedeficientareaorattainaminimumscoreof19intheappropriatesubjectpor-tionoftheACT. GED studentswhomeetfreshmanadmissionstandardsmustwaituntiltheirgraduatinghighschoolclassisduetoenterthecollegiatecircuit.Alternatively,theymayfileforspecialearlyadmissionbysubmittingthestandardapplicationmaterials,writ-ingaletterofintent,andcompletingapersonalinterviewwiththeDirectorofAdmissions.

Transfer studentscandocumentproficiencyinthecurricularareasinoneoffourways:1)successfulcompletionofcollege-boundcoreareasatthehighschoollevel,2)achievementofapass-ingscoreontheappropriateplacementexamination,3)successfulcompletionoftheapproveddevelopmentalorremedialcourse(s),or4)successfulcompletionofacollegelevelcourseinthecurricu-lar area. Preliminaryadmissiondecisionscanbemadebasedon:1)six-semesterhighschooltranscriptsfromstudentswhohaveearneda20ACTcompositeorabove,2)sevensemesterhighschooltranscriptswiththerequiredGPAandclassrank,3)finalhighschooltranscriptwithacorecalculationofa2.7GPAorhigheror4)collegetranscriptswithonlythecurrentsemesteroutstand-ing,exceptincaseswherethegradepointaverageorcurriculardeficienciesareborderline.FinaladmissiondecisionsCANNOTbemadeuntilallcredentialshavebeenreceivedbytheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions.Alltranscripts,testscores,correspon-dence,orothermaterialssubmittedforthepurposeofapplyingforadmissionbecomethepropertyoftheUniversityandwillnotbereturned. ForinformationregardingadmissiontotheUniversity,writeorvisittheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissions,NighUniversityCenter,Room124,UniversityofCentralOklahoma,100NorthUniversityDrive,Edmond,Oklahoma73034-5209orclickthe“ApplyNow”linkontheuniversity’shomepageatwww.uco.edu

Application Fee Allfirst-timeapplicants,studentswhohavegraduatedfromUCO,applicantsforaprevioustermwhoneverenrolled,studentswhohavebeenoutforayearorlonger,oranyonewhohasbeensuspendedandreinstatedaftersittingouttherequiredtimewillbechargedanon-refundable,non-transferable,$50.00applicationfeewiththeApplicationforAdmission.ApplicationsmadeforthespringtermandsubmittedafterDecember1standapplica-tionsmadeforthefalltermandsubmittedafterAugust1stwillbeassessedanadditional$50latefee.Thisfeemustbepaidbeforeanapplicationwillbeprocessed,anyunpaidapplicationswillbetreatedasincompleteandnotprocesseduntilpaymentisreceived.Applicationsareonlineatwww.uco.edu/apply,clickonthe“ApplyNow”button. On-lineapplicationsmustbepaidelectronically.

Non-Academic Admission Requirements TheUniversityofCentralOklahomamaytakeintoaccountnon-academiccriteriainadmittingfirst-time,readmissionortransferstudentstoincludewhetheranapplicanthasbeenexpelled,suspended,placedonprobation,deniedadmission,ordeniedreadmissionbyanyothereducationalinstitution.Iftheapplicantwasastudentatthetimeofthequestionableconductandiftheconductinquestionwouldhavebeengroundsforexpulsion,suspension,probationordismissal,then,denialofadmissiontotheUniversityofCentralOklahomamayoccur. AdmissionofstudentswhoarecurrentlyunderdisciplinarysanctionsatotherinstitutionsmustfirstbeapprovedthroughtheOfficeofStudentConduct,NighUniversityCenter,Room136or(405)974-2361.TheUniversityreservestherighttodenyadmis-sionorreadmissiontoanystudentbaseduponpriorconductand/orbaseduponpriorillegalactivity.

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Office of Institutional Assessment TheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducationrequiresUCOtoassessstudentsforentranceintofoundationcourses,atthecompletionofgeneraleducationcourses,andatthepointofgraduation.PlacementtestsareadministeredbytheOfficeofTestingServicesinThatcherHall.Randomlyselectedstudentpa-persfromrequiredCorecoursesinEnglish,history,andhealthylifeskillsarescoredbyateamoffacultyandgraduatestudentstogaugestudentlearninginthecriticalareasofwrittencommunica-tion,criticalthinking,andhealthandwellnessinearlygeneraleducationcourses.Withintheirmajorareaofstudy,eachUCOstudentisrequiredtocompleteaCapstoneProject.Thatworkisassessedforbothachievementofthestudentlearningoutcomesofthemajordisciplineandtheachievementofthegeneraleduca-tionoutcomesofwrittencommunicationandcriticalthinking.AssessmentisalsodonethroughtheStudentTransformativeLearningRecord(STLR)oftheirlearningrelatedtotheCentralSixtenetsoftransformativelearning:DisciplineKnowledge;Leadership;ServiceLearningandCivicEngagement;GlobalandCulturalCompetencies;andHealthandWellness.StudentsalsoparticipateinsurveysinwhichtheyreporttheirlevelsofengagementandtheirsatisfactionwithUCOprogramsandservices. Forinformationregardingentry-levelstudentassessmentforadmissiontotheUniversity,contacttheOfficeofTestingServicesinThatcherHall,Room307,(450)974-2388ore-mailtestingser-vices@uco.edu.Forallotherquestionsconcerninginstitutionalassessment,contactDr.CiaVerschelden,ExecutiveDirectorofInstitutionalAssessment,LillardAdministrationBldg,Room213,(405)974-2539ore-mailcverschelden@uco.edu

Readmission FormerstudentswhohavenotattendedtheUniversityofCentralOklahomaforaperiodofoneyearorlongermustbereadmittedbeforeenrollment.Centralalumniwhoarehopingtotakeadditionalundergraduatecoursesmustalsoreapplyforadmis-sion.AnapplicationforreadmissionandofficialtranscriptsofallworkcompletedsinceleavingUCOmustbeonfileintheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissionstobeconsideredforreadmission. Areturningapplicantmustsubmitanon-refundableapplica-tionfeewiththeirApplicationforRe-admission.Toobtainare-admitapplication,clickthe“ApplyNow”buttonontheuniver-sity’shomepageatwww.uco.edu.

Matriculation *TheUCOCatalogineffectatthetimeofastudent’sinitialenrollmentshallgovernthestudent’sdegreerequirements.Astudentmaynotdeclareamajorthathasbeensubsequentlyinac-tivated,evenifthatmajorwasactiveinacatalogyearforwhichthestudentiseligible. Astudentwhomaintainscontinuousenrollment(noabsenceoftwoormoreyears),butfailstocompletedegreerequirementswithintenyears,willberequiredtomeetrequirementsunderanewercatalog. AnystudentwhohasnotattendedUCOfortwoormoreyearsisdeemedtohavebrokenmatriculationandmustmeetdegreerequirementsineffectatthetimethestudentre-enrolls. Astudentalwayshastheoptionoffollowingdegreerequire-mentsestablishedlaterthanhis/herdateofmatriculationatUCO.*ConcurrentlyenrolledhighschoolstudentswillclaimthecatalogyearinwhichtheybecomefirsttimefreshmenasdefinedbytheuniversityandtheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation.

Admission of Academically Suspended Students from Other System Institutions Studentswithsuspensionsfromotherinstitutionsmayapplyforprobationaryadmission.Tobeconsideredforprobationaryadmission,studentsmusthavemetallotherapplicableUCOadmissioncriteriaatthetimeoffirstcollegeadmission.Applica-tionforadmissiononprobationisnotguaranteedandacommit-teewilldeterminethestudent’spotentialforsuccess.Ifadmissionisgranted,limitationofhoursandspecificcoursemandatesmaybeimposedasaconditionforadmission.Futureenrollmentswilldependuponthestudentmeetingretentiongradepointaveragerequirements.Ifadmissionisdenied,thedecisionofthecommit-teeisfinalforthatacademicterm. Toapplyforprobationaryadmissionfollowingsuspensionfromanotherinstitution,studentsmustpetitiontheCommitteeonUnder-graduateAdmissionsandAcademicRetentionwithinprescribeddeadlines.Petitionformsareavailableonlineathttp://www.uco.edu/em/become-a-broncho/apply/appeals.asp.Formoreinforma-tionpleasecall(405)974-2727.

Resident Status Prospectivestudentsareclassifiedasin-stateresidentsorout-of-statenon-residentsforadmissionandtuitionpurposesbasedoninformationprovidedontheapplicationforadmissionandtheapplicant’sacademichistory.ProgramswithenrollmentlimitsmaygivepriorityadmissionorclassenrollmentpreferencetoOklahomaresidents. Allstudents,exceptbonafideresidentsofOklahoma,mustpaythenonresidenttuitionfeeinadditiontoothertuitionandenrollmentfeesandmustmeetnonresidentadmissioncriteria.ActiveUniformedService/DischargedorReleasedfromActiveUniformedServiceforwhomOklahoma is the Home of Record, MembersoftheActiveDutyArmedServicesstationedinOklaho-ma,DischargedorReleasedfromActiveUniformedService(Re-gardlessoftheHomeofRecord)-Isapersonwhowasdischargedorreleasedfromaperiodofnotfewerthanninety(90)daysofac-tivedutyuniformedservice,lessthanfive(5)yearsbeforethedateofenrollmentinthecourse(s)concerned,andispursuingacourseofeducationwitheducationalassistanceunderChapters30or33ofTitle38oftheUnitedStatesCodewhilelivinginOklahoma,orMilitary Reserve Member on Full-Time Active Duty and their dependentsareeligibleforin-statetuition.Theymustprovideacopyoftheirmilitaryorders,DD214,orEnlistmentpaperstobereclassified. Anyapplicantpresentingatranscriptofcreditfromanedu-cationalinstitutionoutsideofOklahomawillbeassumedtobeanonresident.ItistheresponsibilityofeachapplicanttosubmitanyquestionsaboutresidencestatustotheOfficeofUndergraduateAd-missions.Auniformpolicyconcerningresidencestatusexistsforallstate-supportedinstitutionsofhighereducationinOklahoma.Aresidencypacketmustbecompletedtodetermineresidency.Thepacketmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/residency.

English Proficiency Requirement Priortoadmission,allapplicantsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguageshallberequiredtopresentevidenceofproficiencyintheEnglishlanguage.Thefollowingareconsideredacceptableproofs:A. Forapplicantsseekingadmissionbytransferfromanaccredited

collegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates,completionoftwenty-

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201857fourcollegesemesterhourswithpassinggradesandmeetingothertransferrequirements.

B. Forafirst-timeenteringstudentwhohasattendedallhighschoolyearsinanaccreditedhighschoolintheUnitedStates,successfulcompletionofthehighschoolcorerequirementsandmeetingtherequisiteACTorSATscoreforadmissiontotheuniversity.

C. Forallotherapplicantsforundergraduateadmission,acceptableproofofEnglishproficiencyshallbe:1. Ascoreof500orhigherontheTOEFLtest.Thetestmust

havebeentakenatan“International”ora“Special”testingcenterandthescorereportsubmitteddirectlyfromthetestingagency.TheresultoftheTOEFLtestadministered“Institutionally”willbeacceptedonlyifadministeredattheUniversityofCentralOklahomaoronthecomputerbasedtest.

2. AnapplicantnoteligibleundertheprovisionabovemayfurnishproofofaTOEFLscoreof460orhigherplusproofofsubsequentsuccessfulcompletionofamini-mum12weeksofstudyatanEnglishlanguageschooloperatedbyaninstitutionofhigherlearningoraprivateEnglishlanguageschoolapprovedbytheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation.

3. Ascoreof5.5orhigherontheInternationalEnglishLan-guageTestingSystem(IELTS)undertheIntensiveEnglishProgram(IEP)optionasanalternativeforadmission.

Definition of Admission Terms ACT-AstandardizedexaminationproducedbytheAmericanCollegeTestingprogramusedforadmissionpurposes.TherearetwotypesofACTexams.OnetypeofACTexamisreferredtoas“na-tional,”meaningitwastakenonanationaltestdate.Thesedatesarescheduledayearinadvancewithoneexambeingofferedapproxi-matelyeveryothermonth.TheothertypeofACTexamisreferredtoas“residual,”meaningitisofferedbyacollegeoruniversityonaregularbasis,butnotonthesamedayanationalexamisscheduled.ResidualACTscoresareonlyapplicableattheinstitutionwherethetestwasadministeredandcanonlybetakenonceperNovember-Octoberyear.NOTE: Only the national exam is acceptable for NCAA athletic eligibility and some academic scholarships. The ACT has four subtests, the sum of whose scores must meet the acceptable composite score. SAT-TheScholasticAchievementTestisastandardizedexami-nationproducedbytheCollegeBoardandusedforadmissionpur-poses.Ithastwocomponents(mathscoreandverbalscore)addedtogethertoformthecombinedscore.Thewritingportionofthetestisnotconsideredintheadmissiondecision. High School Class Rank-Theclassrankisacomparisononwherethestudentranksacademicallyversustherestofthegraduat-ingclass. High School Grade Point Average-Thegradepointaverageistheaverageofallgrades(“A”equatingto4.00and“D”equat-ingto1.00)takeninthe9ththrough12thgrade.HonorsweightingwillnotbeusedinthecalculationoftheGPAbecausethereisnoequitablemechanismtoincludethehonorspremium.EXCEPTION:Additionalweighting(1.0)willbeaddedtoGPA’sofstudentswhotaketheCollegeBoardAdvancedPlacement(AP)andhigherlevelInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)courses,whencalculatingthecorecourseGPAforadmissionpurposes.

New Freshman Admission AdmissiontotheUniversityofCentralOklahomaasafirst-timefreshmanstudentisbasedonhighschoolperformance,standardizedtestresults(ACTorSAT),andcompletionofspecifichighschoolcurricularrequirements.Oklahomahighschoolsmaybeaccreditedbyeither(1)theStateBoardofEducationforOklahoma,(2)theHigherLearningCommission,formerlytheNorthCentralAs-sociationofCollegesandSchools,or(3)theIndependentSchoolsAssociationoftheSouthwest.Out-of-statehighschoolsmaybeaccreditedbyeithertheregionalassociationorbyanappropriateac-creditingagencyofthestateinwhichtheschoolislocated. Tobeadmissibleforregularstudy,anindividualmusthave(1)graduatedfromanaccreditedhighschoolorhaveearnedahighschoolequivalencycertificatebasedontheGeneralEducationDe-velopment(GED)testsandGEDrecipient’shighschoolclassmusthavegraduated,(2)participatedintheAmericanCollegeTestingprogramorasimilarbatteryoftests,(3)metthecurricularrequire-mentsshownbelow,and(4)metthefollowingperformancecriteria:

Performance Levels for Admission to UCOYear TestScores HighSchool

CompositeACTorCombinedSAT

GPAandClassRank

2017-2018 ACT20orSAT940 2.7ANDUpper50%

OR

2017-2018 2.7GPAin15unithighschoolcore

TheexactstandardizedtestscorewillbespecifiedannuallybytheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation.Itwillbebasedontheprecedingthreeyears’ACTscoresofgraduatingseniors,ifavailable,usingOklahomanorms.AconcordancetablewillbeusedtodetermineSATscoreequivalencies. TheGPAwillbedefinedannuallybytheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducationtocorrespondtotherankinclass.

Curricular Requirements for Admission to UCO*

HighSchool Yrs ClassSubjects/DisciplineofStudy

*English 4 English(Grammar,Composition,Literature;shouldincludeanintegratedwritingcomponent)

*Mathematics 3 Mathematics(fromAlgebraI,AlgebraII,Geometry,Trigonometry,MathAnalysis,Pre-Calculus-(musthavecompletedgeometryandAlgebraII)-,Calculus,AdvancedPlacementStatistics)

*LabScience 3 LabScience(Biology,Chemistry,PhysicsoranyLabSciencecertifiedbytheschooldistrict;generalSciencewithorwithoutalabmaynotbeusedtomeetthisrequirement.)

History and Citizenship

3 HistoryandCitizenshipSkills(includingoneunitofAmericanHistoryandtwoadditionalunitsfromthesubjectsofHistory,Economics,Geography,Government,Non-WesternCulture)

Additional 2 Additionalunitsofsubjectspreviouslylistedorselectedfrom:computerscience,foreignlanguage,oranyAdvancedPlacementcourseexceptappliedcoursesinfinearts.

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Remediation of Curricular and Performance Deficiencies NewfreshmenandtransferstudentswhohavenotcompletedthecorecurriculumrequirementinhighschoollistedunderNEWFRESHMANADMISSIONorwhohavenotdemonstratedper-formanceproficiencyrequirementswillbeconsidereddeficientandmustremediatethesedeficienciesasfollows:

1. IfastudenthasdeficienciesinEnglish,math,scienceorreading,thestudentmaydooneofthefollowing:a. SubmitanACTnationalsubscoreorUCOresidual

ACTsubscoreof19oraboveinthecurricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.(ACTscoresmustbelessthanfiveyearsold.)

b. TaketheCollegePlacementTest(CPT)andmaketheappropriatescoreinthecurricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.

c. Takeandpassthedesignated0-levelcourse(s)inthecurricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.(0-levelcoursesdonotcountascollegecreditandarenotcomputedintheGPA.)

2. Toremediatetheotherdeficiencies,thestudentmusttakeanextra3credithourcollegelevelcourseintheareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.

First-timefreshmenmustremediateallbasicskillscoursecur-riculardeficienciesanddemonstrateaminimallevelofproficiencyinthesubjectareasofEnglish,math,scienceandreadingwithin24credithoursattemptedatUCO.TransferstudentsmustremediateallbasicskillscoursecurriculardeficienciesanddemonstrateaminimallevelofproficiencyinthesubjectareasofEnglish,math,scienceandreadingwithinthefirst12semestercredithoursatUCO. If the student fails to remediate the deficiency in the designated time, the student will not be allowed to enroll in any course except the course(s) required to remediate the deficiency.

Special Admission Programs Studentswhodonotqualifyunderpreviouslystatedacademicandcurricularrequirementsmaybeconsideredforadmissionunderoneofthefollowingcategories.A. Alternative Admission The University of Central Oklahoma may admit a limited numberoffirst-timefreshmenwhodonotmeettheestablishedcriteriaforregularfreshmanadmission. AdmissibilityisdeterminedbytheUniversityofCentralOkla-homa’sCommitteeonUndergraduateAdmissionsandAcademicRetention.Thisdeterminationisbasedontheapplicant’sabilitytodemonstrateareasonableexpectationforacademicsuccess,anunusualtalentorabilityinart,drama,music,sports,orthelike,orifthestudentiseducationallyoreconomicallydisadvantagedandshowspromiseofbeingabletosucceedinaprogramorcur-riculumofferedatUCO.Thedecisionofthecommitteeisfinalforthatacademicterm. Studentsinterestedinthealternativeadmissionprogrammustcompleteanalternativeadmissionappealpacket.Informationandthepetitionofappealisavailableathttp://www.uco.edu/em/become-a-broncho/apply/appeals.asp.Formoreinformationpleasecall(405)-974-2727B. Adult Admission Students,21yearsofageorolder,whohaveattemptedsixorfewercollegiatehoursmaybeadmittedbyachievingtherequired

scoresontheinstitutionalplacementexamadministeredbytheUniversity.Transferstudentsarenoteligibleforadultadmission. StudentsnotregularlyadmissiblewhoareinterestedintheadultadmissionprogramshouldcontacttheOfficeofUndergrad-uateAdmissionat(405)-974-2727foradditionalinformation.C. Home Study or Unaccredited High School Graduates Graduatesofprivate,parochial,orothernon-publichighschoolsnotaccreditedbyarecognizedaccreditingagencyareeligibleforadmissionifthey:

1. Submitanofficialtranscriptordocumentreflectinggraduation(thecorrespondingpublichighschoolclassmusthavegraduated);

2. TaketheACTorSATexamandachievea20orhighercompositescoreontheACTora940orhighercombinedSATscore;

3. Satisfythehighschoolcurricularrequirementslisted for freshmen,ascertifiedbytheschool,orforhome study, theparent.

D. Concurrent Enrollment of High School Students1. Seniors:Twelfthgradestudentsenrolledinanaccredited

highschoolmaybeadmittedprovisionallytotheUniver-sityofCentralOklahomaifthestudent:a. HastakentheACTexam.b. HasachievedacompositeACTtestscoreofatleast

20ORahighschoolGPAof3.0,andisrankedinthetop50%ofhis/herhighschoolclass.

c. Iseligibleforspringgraduationfromhighschoolandwillsatisfycurricularrequirementsforcollegeadmis-sion;

d. HassubmittedtheApplicationforConcurrentEn-rollment,highschooltranscripts,WellnessCenterWaiver,ConcurrentApprovalForm,andadmissiontestscores.Theapplicationmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/apply.

2. Juniors:Eleventhgradestudentsenrolledinanaccred-itedhighschoolmaybeadmittedprovisionallytotheUniversityofCentralOklahomaifthestudent:a. Hasachievedacompositescoreorcombinedscoreat

orabovethe72ndpercentileontheACT(Oklahomanorms,23);ORahighschoolGPAof3.5.

b. IftheACTcompositeisnotatthe72ndpercentile,butthestudent’ssubscore(s)areatthe72ndpercentile,thestudentmayenrollincourseworkinthedisciplinewiththerequiredscore,ifthestudentdoesnothaveacurriculardeficiencyinthesubjectarea.

c. HassubmittedtheApplicationforConcurrentEn-rollment,highschooltranscripts,WellnessCenterWaiver,ConcurrentApprovalForm,andadmissiontestscores.Theapplicationmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/apply.

3. HomeStudyorStudentsfromUnaccreditedHighSchools:Studentsreceivinghighschoollevelinstruc-tionathomeorfromanunaccreditedhighschoolmaybeadmittedprovisionallytotheUniversityofCentralOklahomaifthestudent:a. Is17yearsofageorolder,hastakentheACTexam

andachievedascoreatorabovethe50thpercentile(Oklahomanorms20),OR

b. Is16yearsofage,takentheACTexamandachievedacompositescoreof23.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201859c. HasanACTcompositecombinedscorewhichisless

than23,butthestudent’ssubscore(s)areatthe72ndpercentile,thestudentmayenrollincourseworkinthedisciplinewiththerequiredscore,ifthestudentdoesnothaveacurriculardeficiencyinthesubjectarea.

Highschoolstudentsadmittedconcurrentlymayenrollinacom-binednumberofhighschoolandcollegecoursespersemesternottoexceedafull-timecollegecourseloadof19semestercredithours.Forpurposesofcalculatingcourseload,one-halfhighschoolunitshallbeequivalenttothreesemestercredithoursofcollegework. Studentsadmittedunderthispolicymayenrollinamaximumofninesemestercredithoursduringthesummersessionwithoutbeingconcurrentlyenrolledinhighschoolclasses. Concurrentlyenrolledhighschoolstudentsarerequiredtoseeanundergraduateacademicadvisor.Highschoolstudentsenroll-ingconcurrentlyinoff-campusclasses,suchasOneNet,mayonlyenrollinliberalartsandsciencescourses.ConcurrentlyadmittedhighschoolstudentsmayonlyenrollincurricularareasinwhichtheyhavemettheACTassessmentrequirementsforcollegeplace-ment.Concurrentlyadmittedhighschoolstudentswillnotbeallowedtoenrollinanydevelopmental(0-level)coursesofferedatOklahomacollegesanduniversitiesdesignedtoremovehighschooldeficienciesnorbeallowedtotakesecondaryinstitutionalassessments. Ahighschoolstudentconcurrentlyenrolledincollegecoursesmaycontinueconcurrentenrollmentinsubsequentsemestersiftheyachieveacollegecumulativegradepointaverageof2.0oraboveona4.0scale.Followinghighschoolgraduation,astudentwhohasbeenconcurrentlyenrolledasahighschoolstudentmaybeadmittedtotheoriginalinstitutionofconcurrentenrollmentor another institution in the State System if the student meets the entrancerequirementsofthereceivinginstitution,includingthehighschoolcurriculumrequirements,andwillbesubjecttotheStateRegents’retentionstandards.Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheAcademicRetentionStandardssectionE. Exceptional Student/Opportunity Admission TheUniversityofCentralOklahomawilldetermineadmis-sibilityofexceptionalstudentswhohavenotgraduatedfromhighschoolbasedontestscores,evaluationofthestudent’slevelofma-turityandabilitytofunctionintheadultcollegeenvironment,andwhethertheexperiencewillbeinthebestinterestofthestudentintellectuallyandsocially.Exceptionalstudentsmayapplyforop-portunityadmissioniftheyhaveadmissiontestscoresasfollows:

1. Compositestandardscoreof32ontheACTwhichplacesthematthe99thpercentileusingOklahomanorms OR

2. Combinedverbalandmathematicalscoreof1400ontheSAT,whichplacesthematthe99thpercentileusingnational norms.

F. Summer Provisional Admission Studentswhohavea2.5highschoolGPAandnocurriculardeficiencies,oracomposite17ontheACTtestmaybeadmit-tediftheysuccessfullycompletesummercourseworkwithCorbettergrade(s).Enrollmentisrestrictedtothesummersessionimmediatelyfollowingthestudent’shighschoolgraduation.Studentsmusttakeonecollegelevelcourseinmathandonecol-legelevelcourseinEnglish.AperformancedeficiencyineithermathorEnglishwilleliminatetheapplicantfromconsiderationforthisprogram.IfsuchcreditinmathorEnglishhaspreviously

beenearned,thestudentmustenrollforanadditionalcourseinsocialscience,naturalscienceorhumanities.G. Summer Curricular Deficiency Program Studentswhohavemettheperformancerequirementsbuthavetwoorlesscurriculardeficienciesmaybeadmittediftheysuc-cessfullycompletesummercourseworkwithCorbettergrade(s).H. Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Students StudentswhowishtoenrollincourseswithoutintendingtopursueadegreeattheUniversityofCentralOklahomamaybepermittedtoenrollinuptoninecredithourswithoutsubmit-tingacademiccredentialsormeetingtheacademiccurricularorperformancerequirementsoftheUniversityofCentralOklahoma.Academicretentionstandardswillbeenforced.Pooracademicperformancecouldresultinacademicprobationorsuspension.StudentsadmittedunderthiscategoryarenoteligibleforFinancialAid.Oncestudentshavesuccessfullycompletedthemaximumnumberofcredithoursallowed,shouldtheywishtoenrollinad-ditionalcoursework,theywillberequiredtoapplyforadmissionasadegreeseekingstudent,paytheapplicationfeeandfullymeetUCO’sformaladmissionand/ortransferadmissionrequirements.I. International Student Admission and Admission of Students for Whom English is a Second Language AttheUniversityofCentralOklahomatheOfficeofGlobalAf-fairsservesbothinternationalstudentsandstudentsforwhomEng-lishisasecondlanguage.InternationalstudentstransferringfromUnitedStatesuniversitiesmustbeinproperstatuswiththeUnitedStatesImmigrationandNaturalizationService(INS).AnyF-1visaholderwhohasbeenoutofschoolforasemesterorwhohasbeenapart-timestudentmustfileforareinstatementofvisastatuswiththeINSpriortoinitialenrollmentandmustreceiveINSapprovalforthesubsequentsemester’senrollment. StudentsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguagearerequiredtopresentevidenceofproficiencyintheEnglishlanguagepriortoadmission.J. Admission of First - Time Entering International Students TheUniversityofCentralOklahomawilladmitinternationalstudentswhograduatefromhighschoolsoutsidetheUnitedStatesanditspossessionsprovidedthey:

1. Areeligibleforfurtherstudyonacomparablelevelintheirowncountries;

2. FurnishsatisfactoryproofofproficiencyinEnglish;3. Meetequivalentacademicperformancestandardsaslisted

fornewfreshmanadmission;4. SupplytheInternationalStudentOfficewithalldocuments

requiredbythatofficeforadmission;5. Meetthedeadlinesforapplicationasoutlinedintheinter-

nationalstudentapplicationpacket;6. SupplyacashorcheckdepositifrequestedbytheUniver-

sity.(Thisdepositwillbeusedforroomandboard,tuition,fees,books,healthinsurance,andotherrelateduniversityexpensesuntilitisexhausted.)

Aftertheabovesixrequirementshavebeencompleted,theim-migrationformwillbesenttotheprospectivestudent.Admission by Transfer Atransferstudentisdefinedasanyundergraduatestudentwithgreaterthansixattemptedcredithoursfromanotherinstitutionatthetimeofadmission,excludingremedial(0-levelcourses)orpre-collegework,andexcludingcredithoursaccumulatedwhileconcurrentlyenrolledinhighschool.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201860 PriortoenrollingattheUniversityofCentralOklahoma,ap-plicantsmustsubmitofficialtranscriptsfromtheirhighschool(s)andallcollegesinwhichtheyhavebeenadmittedorenrolled.A. StudentsclassifiedasOklahomaresidentswhowishtotrans-

fer to the University of Central Oklahoma may do so if they cansatisfythefollowingconditions:1. Meetallthecurricularandperformancerequirements.

TheperformancestandardsarelistedintheRetentionPolicy.

2. MeettheUCOacademicretentionstandards(TheacademicretentionstandardsarelistedintheRetentionPolicy).

3. Areingoodstandingattheinstitutionfromwhichtheyplanto transfer.

B. Nonresidentstudentswhowishtotransferfromanout-of-statecollegeoruniversitytotheUniversityofCentralOklahomamust:1. Meetallcurricularandperformancerequirements.2. Provideofficialtranscriptsfromallaccreditedcolleges

anduniversities(accreditedbytheHigherLearningCommissionorotherregionalassociations).Inaddition:a. Nonresidentapplicantsmustbeingoodstandingat

theinstitutionfromwhichtheyplantotransfer.b. Nonresidentapplicantsmusthavearetention2.0

gradepointaverageatinstitutionspreviouslyat-tended.

3. Undercertaincircumstances,transcriptsfrominstitutionsnotaccreditedbyaregionalassociationmaybeconsid-eredbytheDirectorofAdmissionsasabasisforadmis-sionorfortransfercreditarticulation.TheUniversitywillconsidertheacceptanceofcreditpracticesineachstateoftheinstitutionresponsibleforreportingtheirpracticestotheAmericanAssociationofCollegiateRegistrarsandAdmissionsOfficerstodetermineacceptanceoftransfercredit.Thefollowingconditionswillalsoapply:a. Nonresidentapplicantsmustbeingoodstandingat

theinstitutionfromwhichtheyplantotransfer.b. Nonresidentapplicantsmusthaveaminimumretention

gradepointaverageof2.0atinstitutionspreviouslyattended.

c. Applicantswillberequiredtovalidatethetransferredcreditbymakingsatisfactoryprogress(anaverageof“C”orbetter)foratleast12semesterhoursatUCO.

d. Onlycoursesappropriatetothestudent’sdegreeprogramswillbeacceptedastransfercredit.

e. Whencoursescannotbeaccepted,anapplicant’sadmissibilitywillbedeterminedonthebasisofothertransferwork;oriftheyhavenotpreviouslyattendedaregionallyaccreditedorStateRegents’accreditedinstitution,admissionwillbeasafirst-timestudent.

Transfer Probation Applicantswhodonotmeettheperformanceorcurricularcriteriafortransferadmissionmaybeconsideredfortransferpro-bationadmission.ApplicantswhohavebeenrecentlysuspendedfromanycollegeoruniversitymustapplythroughthecommitteeonUndergraduateAdmissionsandAcademicRetention.PriortoenrollingattheUniversityofCentralOklahoma,applicantsmustsubmitofficialtranscriptsfromallcollegesinwhichtheyhavebeenadmittedorenrolled.

Studentsadmittedunderthisprovisionwillbeonacademicprobationandmustmaintaina2.0GPAeachsemesterwhileonprobationortheywillbeacademicallysuspended. Studentsadmittedwithcurriculardeficienciesmustresolvethosedeficiencieswithinthefirst12hoursofenrollmentatUCO.Allstudentsadmittedontransferprobationarerequiredtomeetwiththeiracademicadvisortobeadvisedofavailableacademicsupportservicesandapplicableacademicpolicies.Thesestudentsmayhavespecificacademiccourserequirementsprescribedasaconditionofadmissionandenrollment.

Articulation Policy for Transfer Credit Astudentwhocompletesapost-baccalaureate,baccalaureate,AssociateofArts,orAssociateofSciencedegreeatanyOkla-homaStateRegentsforHigherEducationinstitutionmaytransferintoaUCObaccalaureateprogramwithgeneraleducationrequirementsmet.AssociatesofAppliedSciencedegreesdonotfulfillgeneraleducationrequirements.Additionalcoursesmayberequiredasprerequisitesforamajorortomeetcertainprofes-sionalcertificationrequirementsasdefinedbythestate.Re-sponsibilitytoassurealluniversitycorecurriculumrequirementsaremetforthefirstdegreegrantedrestswiththetransferringinstitution,i.e.,theinstitutionfromwhichthestudentreceivedthetransferreddegree.Generaleducationcreditearnedatregion-allyaccreditedcollegesoruniversitieswithintheOklahomastatesystemwillapplytowardthebasic(OSRHEminimum)generaleducationcomponentatUCOinthesamewaythecreditwouldapplyattheinstitutionatwhichitwasearned.Degreesfromin-stitutionswithoutU.S.regionalaccreditationarenotrecognized. CourseworkearnedasapartofAA/ASdegrees(AssociateinArts/AssociateinScience)awardedfrominstitutionscarryingU.S.regionalaccreditationbutoutsidethestatesystem(domesticorinternational)willbeevaluatedonacourse-by-coursebasisinaccordancewithuniversitytransferpolicies. CourseworkearnedaspartofanAASdegree(AssociateinAppliedScience)frominstitutionscarryingU.S.regionalaccredi-tationwillbeevaluatedonacourse-by-coursebasisinaccor-dancewithuniversitytransferpolicies. TheUniversitycorecurriculum/generaleducationrequirementswillbeconsideredcompleteforindividualsholdingabaccalaureatedegreeawardedfromaninstitutioncarryingU.S.regionalaccredi-tation. Aminimumof60semesterhoursofcoursework,excludingphysicaleducationactivitycourses,appliedtowardthebachelor’sdegreemustbeearnedatasenior(baccalaureategranting)institu-tion. Creditearnedatacommunitycollegecannotbeappliedtowardsatisfyingtheminimumhoursofupperdivision(3000/4000)cred-itsrequiredinamajororabachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofCentralOklahoma.Upperdivisionrequirementsrelatetojuniorandseniorlevel(3000/4000)coursesofstudy. Transfercreditsareacceptedandappliedtodegreeprogramsgen-erallyinaccordancewiththerecommendationsintheTransfer Cred-it Practices GuidepublishedbyAACRAO(AmericanAssociationofCollegiateRegistrarsandAdmissionsOfficers).Consequently,creditsfromsometechnicalcollegesandprofessionalschoolsmaynotbeapplicabletowarddegreerequirementsatUCOduetothehighlytechnicalorspecializednatureofthecoursework.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201861 UCOalsoreservestherighttoaccepttransfercourseworkusingthesamegradingpracticesasiftheworkwasearnedinresidenceatUCO. TheUndergraduateAcademicAdvisorhastheauthoritytoar-ticulatetransfercourseworkforareasinwhichs/heisthedesignatedadvisor.TheAdvisorwillassurethedecisionisnotinconflictwiththeOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation’sTransferCourseEquivalencyMatrix.

Academic Forgiveness Policies AcademicForgivenessrecognizesstudentsmayhaveexpe-riencedextraordinarycircumstanceswhichadverselyaffectedtheirearlyacademicgradepointaverage.TheintentofthepolicyistoassiststudentstowardobtainingadegreewithouthavingtocompletealargenumberofextracoursessimplytoraisetheGPA.Courses/semesterswarrantingacademicforgivenesswillbeexcludedfromGraduation/RetentionGPAcalculationsbutwillremainonthetranscript.TheUniversityofCentralOklahomarecognizestwomethodsfortheundergraduatestudenttorecoverfromacademicproblemsinwayswhichdonotforeverjeopardizehisorheracademicstanding:theRepeatedCoursePolicyandtheAcademicReprievePolicy.

Repeated Course Policy Studentsmayrepeatuptofour(4)coursesnottoexceedeigh-teen(18)semestercredithoursof“D”or“F”gradesandhavethefirstattemptexcludedfromRetentionGPAcalculations.OnlythefirstfourcoursesrepeatedwillbeconsideredforGPAforgiveness.CourseseligibleforGPAforgivenessrepeatedmorethanoncewillhaveallgradesafterthefirstattemptcalculatedinallGPAs.AllrepeatedcourseswillappearonthetranscriptandbecountedintheCumulativeGPA. Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoreportrepeatedcoursestotheadvisorona“courserepeatform.”Unlesstheformisreceived,allcoursesattemptedwillcontributetotheGraduation/RetentionGPA.Therequestforarepeatedcourseformmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/advisementunder“Forms.” TheRegistrarreservestherighttoadjustastudent’stran-scriptwheneverarepeatedcourseisdiscoveredthathasnotbeenreportedbythestudent.Thiscouldresultinastudentbeingineligibleforgraduationorotherrecognitioniftheadjustmentoftherecordresultsinreducingthestudent’stotalnumberofcredithoursorifthegradepointaveragefallsbelowrequiredlevels.

Academic Reprieve Policy TheAcademicReprievePolicyallowsundergraduatestudentstohaveonesemesterortwoconsecutivesemesterswhichwerebelowa2.00GPAtobeexcludedfromtheRetentionGPAcalcu-lationsprovidedallofthefollowingconditionsaremet:

1. Atleastthreeyearsmusthaveelapsedbetweenthepe-riodinwhichthegradesbeingrequestedtobereprievedwereearnedandthedateofthereprieverequest.Thereprievesemestersgradepointaveragemustbebelowa2.00.

2. ThestudentmusthaveearnedaGPAof2.00orhigherwithnogradebelowa“C”inallregularlygradedcoursework(aminimumof12hours),excludingperformanceandactivitycoursessincetheelapsedtimeofthesemester(s)requestedtobereprieved.

3. ThestudentmustbecurrentlyenrolledatUCOorseek-ingadmission/readmissionasanundergraduatedegree

seekingstudentatUCO.Inallcases,noreprievewillbepostedtotheUCOtranscriptuntilthestudenthassuccessfullycompleted12semesterhoursinresidenceatUCOwithnogradebelowa“C”.Ifagradelessthan“C”isearnedbeforethefirsttwelvehoursafterthesemester(s)tobereprieved,thentherequestforreprieveisdeniedunlessthecoursehasbeenrepeatedundertheRepeatedCoursePolicyandaminimumgradeof“C”hasbeenachieved.

4. Studentsmayreceiveonlyoneacademicreprieveduringtheirentireacademiccareer.

5. UCOdoesnotrecognizeacademicreprievesfromotherinstitutions.

Effects of a successful request for a reprieve:1. Studentswhosuccessfullycompletedacourse(gradeof

“D”orbetter)duringareprievedsemesterandwhosecoursegradeinthereprievedsemesterhadpreviouslyappliedtowardgraduationrequirementsmayneedtocompleteadditionalcourseworktomeetminimumcredithourrequirementsbutwillnotberequiredtorepeatthespecificcourse(s).

2. Theinstitutionmaychoosetoreprieveonlyonesemesterifthestudent’srequestisfortwoconsecutivesemesters.

3. Onceareprieveisgranted,itispermanentandUCOwillnotacceptstudentrequestsforchanges.UCOreservestherighttorevokereprievedsemestersiftheywereawardedinviolationofpolicyorbasedonincom-pleteorfalsifiedinformation.

UCO will not grant a reprieve for students who:1. Havealreadyreceivedabachelor’sorhigherdegree

fromUCOoranyinstitution;2. Areattending,orseekingadmissiontoanotherinstitu-

tion(in-stateorout-of-state).

Academic Renewal UCOdoesnotoffernordoesitrecognizeacademicrenewalfrom other institutions.

International Student Transfer Admission Transfer students from universities outside the United States anditspossessionsmustmeetallapplicablerequirementsforadmissionoffirst-timeenteringinternationalstudentsasstatedintheinternationalstudentapplicationpacket. Transferringstudents(F1andJ1status)fromU.S.universi-tiesmustbeingoodstandingwithimmigrationandfinancialstatuspriortoanyrequestfortransfer.Enrollmentofsuchstu-dentswillbependinguponthetranscriptofthefinalsemesterandSEVISrelease.ForadditionalinformationcontactTheOfficeofInternationalServicesat(405)974-2390.

I.D. Cards Allenteringstudentsmusthaveanidentification(I.D.)cardwhichwillbeissuedthefirstsemesterofenrollmentandwillbeusedaslongasthestudentisactivelypursuingadegreeattheUniversityofCentralOklahoma.TheI.D.cardisrequiredforcompletionofmanybusinesstransactions,aswellasforuseofcertainfacilitiesoncampus. Studentsarechargedthe$15.00I.D.feewhentheI.D.cardisissued.ThefeemaybepaidattheBursar’sCounteronthefirst

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floor(whenothertuitionandfeesarepaid).StudentsmustgototheCampusCardServicesOffice,NighUniversityCenter,Room134,tohavetheirpicturestaken.Studentmustprovideanauthorizedpictureidentification(i.e.,driver’slicense,passport,militaryI.D.card).Sunglassesandanyitemcoveringthehairmustbere-movedforthepicture. Areplacementfeeof$15.00willbechargedforanewI.D.card.

Admission to Teacher Education StudentsattheUniversityofCentralOklahomawhoexpecttobecomecandidatesfortheBachelorofArtsinEducation,theBachelorofScienceinEducation,BachelorofFineArtsinEdu-cation,ortheBachelorofMusicEducationdegrees(orotherwisequalifytoteach)arerequiredtomakeformalapplicationduringtheirsophomoreyear(enrolledorcompleted40semesterhoursandmeetingcriteriabelow)totheCouncilonTeacherEducation.Applicationmustbemadeaccordingtopublisheddates.Nolateapplicationswillbeaccepted.Thereisoneroundofapplicationsineachofthefallandspringsemesters.Candidatesmustbeadmittedtotheteachereducationprogramtoenrollinrestrictedmajorandprofessionalcourses. ConditionsforadmissiontoteachereducationeffectiveFall2016are:Please Note: All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Educa-tion, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts Education, Bachelor of Science in Education degrees or who are attempting to qualify for any teaching certificate are required to apply for admission to teacher education. They must currently meet (or by the end of the current semester meet) the requirements listed below. Once admitted, candi-dates must maintain all requirements.1. Achieveaminimumaccumulativegradepointaverageof

2.75inallcoursescompletedatUCOandothercollegesoruniversitiesatthetimeofapplication.However,iftheteachercandidate’soverallGPAislessthan2.75,theteachercandidatemayqualifyforadmissiontoTeacherEducationifthefollowingcriteriaaremet:a. HaveaminimumGPAof3.00inthelast30hourscom-

pletedatUCO.b. ORIftheteachercandidateisconcurrentlyenrolledin

courseworkatUCOatthetimeofapplicationandwillbeabletoobtainanoverallGPAof2.75ORachieveamini-mumGPAof3.00inthelast30hourstakenatUCOtheapplicationwillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”until

theindividualhasachievedtheGPArequirementbytheendofthesemesterinwhichtheapplicationwassubmitted.

2. Allcourseworktakeninthedegreecertificationmajororcom-moncoursesrequiredformajorsmustbecompletedwithnogradelowerthan“C”afterAugust15,1990ORifconcurrentlyenrolledinthesamecourseworkinwhichtheteachercandidatehasachievedagradelowerthana“C”,theapplicationwillbeconsideredas“PendingApproval”untilagradenolowerthana“C”attheendofthesemesterofapplicationisachieved.

3. AllcourseworktakeninProfessionalTeacherEducationmustbecompletedwithnogradelowerthan“C”ORifconcurrent-lyenrolledinthesamecourseworkinProfessionalTeacherEducationinwhichtheteachercandidatehasachievedagradelowerthana“C”,yourapplicationwillbeconsidered“Pend-

ingApproval”untilagradenolowerthana“C”attheendofthesemesterofapplicationisachieved.

4. Successfullycompleted40hoursofcollegecreditORifcon-currentlyenrolledincourseworktomeetthe40hoursatthetimeofapplication;theteachercandidatewillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”untilatotalof40hoursofcollegecreditbytheendofthesemesterofapplication.

5. CompletionofPTE3023(orconcurrentenrollment)6. DemonstrateaproficiencyinwrittenandoralEnglishasindi-

catedbyhavingagradeof“C”orbetterinsixhoursofEng-lishComposition(ENG1113&1213,orENG1153&ENG1223)ORifconcurrentlyenrolledinthesameEnglishcourseinwhichtheteachercandidatehasachievedagradelowerthana“C”,theapplicationwillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”untilagradenolowerthana“C”attheendofthesemesterofapplicationisachieved.

7. EarlyChildhood,Elementary,andSpecialEducationmajorsmustmakea“C”orbetterinallsupportivecoursework(4x12courses)completedatthepointofapplication.Allcoursesthathavebeensubstitutedmustbecompletedwithagradeof“C”orbetter.ORIfconcurrentlyenrolledinthesame4x12courseworkinwhichtheteachercandidatehasachievedagradelowerthana“C”,theapplicationwillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”untilagradenolowerthana“C”attheendofthesemesterofapplicationisachieved.

8. UploadCodeofEthicstoPASSPORT.9. PasstheOklahomaGeneralEducationTest(OGET)priorto

submissionofapplicationORiftheteachercandidateissched-uledtotaketheOGETexamduringthesemesterofapplica-tion,theapplicationwillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”untildocumentationisreceivedshowingapassingscore.

10. Scheduleaninterviewwithaprogramcoordinatorand/orfacultymembertoreviewhis/herplans,programrequirements,etc.TheprogramcoordinatororfacultymemberwillsubmitaverificationoftheinterviewtoTeacherEducationServices(TES).

11. CompleteelectronicbackgroundcheckthroughthedesignatedUCOvendor.Backgroundchecksmustbeclearedandarevalidfor one year.

12. ReceiveformalapprovalbytheCouncilonTeacherEducation.The above requirements are subject to change. It is the can-didate’s responsibility to inquire about changes relative to his/her program.

Application processing STEPS:1. PrintTeacherEducationInterviewFormfromwww.uco.edu/

ceps/tes/teacher-education/index.asp2. ScheduleInterviewduringthe4thweekofthesemester applying.3. Completeon-lineapplicationwww.uco.edu/ceps/tes/teacher-

education/index.asp.4. TurninthesedocumentsonorbeforeduedatetotheTeacher

EducationServicesoffice. a. SignedInterviewForm b. MyDegreePlan(uconnect) c. UnofficialUCOtranscript d. PassingOGETtestscores(IFYOUHAVEONE)5. Allteachercandidateswillbeapprovedbyavoteofthe

CouncilonTeacherEducationaroundthe9thweekofthe

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201863semester.Uponapproval,alettershowingadmissionstatustoteachereducationwillbeemailed.a. Havemetalltherequirementsandhavebeenaccepted.b. Iftheteachercandidatehasnotmetalltherequirements,

butisconsideredPendingApprovalstatusaletterwillbeemailedtoyoufromtheTESofficeexplainingthedefi-cienciesthatneedtobemetbytheendofthesemester.

Procedurestocleardeficienciesare:1. Theteachercandidatewillbringthe“PendingAp-

proval”letterandanunofficialtranscripttotheTESofficeattheendofthesemester.

2. VerificationofcompletionofallrequirementsforadmissionwillbemadebytheTESoffice.

3. Theteachercandidate’s“PendingApproval”statuswillbechangedto“approved”foradmissionuponcompletionofallrequirementsandaletterofadmis-sionwillbemadeavailableinTESoffice.

Admission to Student Teaching AllstudentsdesiringtostudentteacharerequiredtomakeformalapplicationtotheCouncilonTeacherEducationforad-missiontostudentteaching.ApplicationsmustbesubmittednolaterthanFridayofthethirdweekofthefallsemestertoenrollinstudentteachingforthenextfallsemester.Inotherwords,theteachercandidateplanningtoteachinFall2018mustapplyin2017.Periodically,admissiontostudentteachingguidelinesandrequirementschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividualseekingadmissiontostudentteachingtomeetrequirementsthatareinplaceatthetimeofapplicationtostudentteach.There-fore,individualsshouldreviewthemostrecentUCOcatalogandteachereducationhandbooktodeterminethemostcurrentadmis-siontostudentteachingrequirements. ConditionsforadmissiontostudentteachingeffectiveFall,2014are:A. AdmittedtoTeacherEducationorsubmissionofconcurrent

application.B. Continuationofmeetingthestandardprerequisiteforadmis-

siontoteachereducation:

1.Achievementofaminimumgradepointaverageof2.75inallsubjectscompletedatUCOorothercollegesoruni-versitiestothetimeofapplicationwithnogradelowerthan“C”.

OR

Achievementofaminimumgradepointaverageof3.0inthelast30credithoursatUCO.

C. Completethefollowingcoursespriortostudentteaching:PTE3023 FoundationsofAmericanEducationPTE3133/53/63 Child/Adolescent/Developmental PsychologySPED4123 TeachingIndividualswithDisabilitiesIME3312 TechnologyforTeachersPTE4533 EducationalPsych/FieldExperiencePTE4172 EducationAssessment

D. Complete3hoursofspeechcommunicationwithnogradebelow“C”(MCOM1113).

E. Completethree-fourthsofthecourseworkrequiredinthecurrentlydeclaredmajorinwhichstudentteachingisto

becompleted.Forearlychildhood,specialeducation,andelementarymajors,the4x12supportcoursesareconsideredpartofthemajor.

F. Maintainagradeof“C”orbetterinallmajorandPTEcourseworktaken.Forearlychildhood,elementary,andspecialeducationmajorsagradeof“C”orbettermustbeachievedinthesupportcourses(4x12).

G. Completeallmethodscourse(s)intheareaofspecializa-tioninwhichthestudentplanstostudentteachpriortothestudentteachingsemester.

H. CompleteanddocumenttheForeignLanguageProficiencyrequirement.

I. Completeaminimumof60hoursoffieldexperiencepriortostudentteaching.

J. CompleteanelectronicBackgroundCheckthroughthedesig-natedUCOvendororprovidedocumentationofcompletionwithinthelastyear.Thischeckmustdocumentthattherehavebeennoconviction(s)ofafelony,anycrimeinvolvingmoralturpitude,orafelonyviolationofthenarcoticlawsoftheUnitedStatesortheStateofOklahomawithintheprecedingten-yearperiod.

K. Maintainandcompleteportfoliorequirementsforallcoursestakenuptothepointofadmissiontostudentteaching.

L. PassthefollowingcertificationtestspriortostudentteachingandprovidedocumentationtotheTESofficepriortothefirstweekofstudentteaching:

1.OklahomaSubjectAreaTest(OSAT)inmajororareaofspecialization.

Havetherecommendationforcontinuationintheteacherpreparationprogram(studentteaching)sectionofapplicationsigned.Studentsmustreceiveapprovalofthechairpersonofthedepartmentorhis/herdesigneeinthemajorfield.

ReceiveformalapprovalbytheCouncilonTeacherEduca-tion.WrittenapprovalwillbeprovidedaftertheCouncilonTeacherEducationhasmet,verifiedthatrequirementshavebeenmet,andapprovedtheindividualstudent’sapplication.

Periodically,admissiontostudentteachingguidelinesandrequirementschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividualseekingadmissiontostudentteachingtomeetrequirementsthatareinplaceatthetimeofapplicationtostudentteach.There-fore,individualsshouldreviewthemostrecentUCOcatalogandteachereducationhandbooktodeterminethemostcurrentadmis-siontostudentteachingrequirements.

Teacher CertificationCertification Procedures for Persons Graduating In-State and General Regulations for Eligibility

Special Note: Certification requirements established by the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation changed beginning September 1, 1999. Individuals who obtain certification after that date are subject to these new regulations. Compliancewithcertificationrequirementsistheresponsibil-ityoftheindividualseekingcertification.Advisorscanassistintheprocess,butcompliancewithallrulesandregulationspertain-ingtocertificationistheresponsibilityofthecandidate. Theindividualseekingcertificationisresponsibleforfollow-ingallguidelinespresentedintheUniversityofCentralOklahomaundergraduatecatalogorgraduatecatalog,dependinguponthe

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201864academiclevelofthecertificatesought.Graduatelevelcertificatesrequiregraduatelevelcourseworkandcompletionofamaster’sdegreeforstandardcertification.Bachelorlevelprogramsrequirethecompletionofaneducationalbachelor’sdegreeforstandardcertification. Periodicallytheprogramguidelines,coursework,andstatereg-ulationschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividualseekingcertificationtomeettherevisedstandards.AnindividualshouldthereforereviewthemostrecentUCOcatalog,certificationcourselists,andstateregulations,particularlywhenanextendedperiodoftimehaselapsedduringthecompletionofaprogram.

Program Procedures and Guidelines for Certification TheUniversityofCentralOklahomaTeacherEducationSer-vicesislocatedintheEducationBuilding,Room207,(405)974-5447.Applicationsandotherinformationregardingcertificationmaybeobtainedfromthatoffice.ApplicationsforcertificationbasedonthecompletionofUniversityofCentralOklahomaapprovedprogramsareprocessedthroughTeacherEducationServices. Toobtaincertification,theindividualshould:

1. Completeallcoursesidentifiedforgeneraleducationandtherespectiveprofessionaleducationandspecializedareas.

2. Contacttheappropriatedepartmentchairpersonregard-ingthecourseworkfortherespectiveprogram,par-ticularlyifitseemslikelythatsomecoursespreviouslycompletedcouldsubstituteforrequiredcoursesintheprogram.Officialsubstitutionformsshouldbecompletedwherecourses,basedontheirtitles,donotseemtomatch.Ifcoursenamesandlevelsfromdifferentinsti-tutionsareequivalent,substitutionsareNOTnecessary.

3. Completetheprocessforbeingadmittedtotheteachereducationprogram,followingtheproceduresandguide-linesenumeratedearlierinthesectionentitled“Admis-sionRequirements.”

4. Completethestudentteachingprocessfollowingtheproceduresandguidelinesenumeratedearlierinthesec-tionentitled“AdmissionRequirements.”GuidelinesareinTeacherEducationServices.

5. Applytotaketheappropriatestatecertificationexami-nationsaccordingtoUCOguidelinesandsuggestedtimeline.Applicationismadeontheexaminationwebsiteatwww.ceoe.nesinc.com.(SeeCertificationExaminations)

6. Musthavecompletedthefinalcheckpointoftheport-foliorequirementsforallcourses,includingstudentteacherartifacts,attimeofapplicationforlicensure.

7. Aftercompletingcertificationrequirementsandallappli-cablecourseworkhasbeenpostedontheUCOtranscript,includingdegree,ifapplicable,obtainanapplicationforrecommendationfortheinitialcertificationfromTeacherEducationServices.

8. Applicantsmustsubmittheapplicationforrecommenda-tion,officialtranscript,withdegreepostedtoTeacherEducationservices.IfcoursesneededforcertificationwerecompletedataninstitutionotherthanUCO,officialtranscriptsmustbesubmittedwiththeapplicationformforcertification.UCOwillnotsupplyofficialtranscriptsfromotheruniversities.Applicationscannotbeprocessedwith-outofficialtranscriptsshowingallrequiredcoursework.

9. EffectiveNovember1,2001,Oklahomarequiresap-plicantsforinitialteachercertificationtohaveonfilewiththeOklahomaStateBoardofEducationacurrentOSBIandFBIfingerprint-basedcriminalhistoryrecord.ContacttheOklahomaStateBoardofEducationformoreinformationregardingfingerprintsandtheOSBIback-groundcheck.www.ok.gov/sde

10. WhentheCertificationOfficeratUCOcompletesthere-viewofcourseworkwithrespecttotheappropriateUCOapprovedprogramrequirementsandcertifiesthatthoserequirementshavebeencompletedandtheDeanconcurs,theapplicationisthenforwardedtotheTeacherCertifica-tionSectionoftheStateDepartmentofEducation.

Initial Issuance of a Certificate TheStateBoardofEducationshallissueacertificatetoteachtoanypersonwhocompletedhis/herinitialteachereducationprogramafterJuly2010,andwhomeetsallofthefollowingrequirements(Iftheindividualcompletedhis/herinitialteachereducationprogrampriortoFebruary1,1982,he/sheshouldcontacttheStateDepartmentofEducationregardingcertificationrequirements):1. Hassuccessfullycompletedalltrainingandcoursesrequired

bytheStateBoardofEducationbasedontheguidelinesandprogramineffectatthetimeofapplicationforcertification.

2. Hasgraduatedfromanaccreditedfour-yearcollegeoruni-versityandholdsthestandardbaccalaureatedegree(Thoseseekingcareer-technicalcertificatesshouldverifyrequire-mentswiththeOklahomaDepartmentofCareerandTech-nologyEducation).

3. Hasreceivedapassingscoreonthecertificationexaminations.4. HasmadeapplicationtotheStateDepartmentofEducation

ontheappropriateStateofOklahomaformandpaidtheap-propriateapplicationfeeforeachclassofcertificatesought.

5. HasreceivedrecommendationfromthepreparinginstitutionforthecertificatedesirediftheteacherpreparationworkwascompletedinOklahoma.TheStateofOklahomacertifi-cateapplicationformmustbesignedbytheCoordinatorofTeacherCertification.

6. HasmetallotherrequirementsasmaybeestablishedbytheStateBoardofEducation.

Issuance of a Certificate for Additional Certification Areas IndividualswhocurrentlyholdavalidOklahomacertificatewhodesiretoaddanadditionalspecializationareabytesting,mustcompletethefollowing:1. Satisfactorilycompletetheapplicablestatecertification

examination(s).2. MakeapplicationforthenewcertificatethroughtheState

DepartmentofEducation. OthercriteriamayberequiredforthosewhowanttoobtainadditionalcertificationinElementary,EarlyChildhood,orSpe-cialEducation,checkwiththeTeacherEducationServicesofficeforspecificinformation.Foradvancedcertificationrequiringamaster’sdegree,seethecurrentgraduatecatalog.Teaching Certificate Definitions and Overview Forcertificationtobereceived,anindividualmustholdabache-lor’sdegreeandhavecompletedthecourserequirementsinprofes-sionaleducationandintheareaspecialization,andhavereceivedapassingscoreontheapplicablestatecertificationexamination(s).Certificate-Allteacherswhomeettherequirementsofanap-

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2017-201865provedcertificateprogramafterJanuary31,1982,andhavezero[0]yearsofexperienceasaclassroomteachershallreceivethisinitialentry-leveldocument.Applicationismadethroughtherec-ommendingUniversity,andthecertificateisvalidforfiveyears

Residence Requirement InorderfortheUniversityofCentralOklahomatorecom-mendcandidatesforcertification,thecandidatesmustmeetallrequirementsforteachereducation.Inaddition,candidatesmustcompleteatleasttheirlast24semesterhoursintheareaofspecialization(theteachingfield)andprofessionaleducationatUCO.These24semesterhoursmustincludethefollowing:

PTE4901 PracticuminProfessionalTeacherEducation (ifEducationalPsychologytakenelsewhere)PTE4853ClassroomManagementandInstructionPTE4811ContemporaryIssuesPTE4828/38/48DirectedObservation&StudentTeaching

NeitherCLEPtests,noradvancedstandingtests,norteachingexperiencecanbeusedtomeettheUCOresidencyrequirements.

Certification Examinations Theindividualseekingcertificationmustsatisfactorilycom-pletetheCertificationExaminationsforOklahomaEducators.Thestatecertificationexaminationsareadministeredsixtimeseachyearonasetschedulewithadvancedregistrationrequired.Threedifferentexamsarerequired:

1. OklahomaGeneralEducationTest(OGET)mustbepassedforadmissiontoteachereducation.

2. OklahomaSubjectAreaTests(OSAT)mustbepassedpriortothestudentteachingsemester.

3. OklahomaProfessionalTeachingExamination(OPTE)specifictotheteachinglevelofthecertificatesought.

ApplicationsandstudyguidesforstatecertificationexaminationsareavailablefromNationalEvaluationSystemsonlineatwww.ceoe.nesinc.com.TheUCOLibraryalsoprovidescopiesofstudyguidesaswellaspracticeexamsavailableforcheckout.

College Credit Onlyworkcompletedinstateandregionallyaccreditedcollegesanduniversities,ortransfercreditvalidatedbyanaccreditedcol-lege,willbeacceptedasabasisforteachercertificates.Inorderfortheapplicanttobeeligibleforcertification,thegradepointaverageoftheapplicantonallworksubmittedinqualifyingforteachercertificationshallbeequaltoorgreaterthanthatrequiredforadmissiontotheteachereducationprogramattheUniversityofCentral Oklahoma. Candidatestransferringcreditfromout-of-statecollegesorfromOklahomacollegesnothavinganapprovedprogramforaspecificcertificateareatoanOklahomacollegeorauniversityhavinganapprovedprograminthatcertificateareashallhavetheirworkevaluatedbythereceivinginstitution.Transferringcandidatesshallexpecttosatisfyallrequirementsimposedbytheapprovedprogramofthereceivinginstitutioninqualifyingforcertification. Theamountofcollegecreditearnedduringoneyear,includ-ingcorrespondenceandextensionwork,whichcanbeusedtomeetcertificationrequirements,willbecontrolledbytherulesandregulationsofthecollegeoruniversity.However,notmorethanone-fourthoftheworkcompletedtosatisfyrequirementsinanyareaofpreparation(generaleducation,professionaleducation,

specialization)normorethanone-fourthofthetotalacademicworkcompletedmaybetakenbycorrespondenceand/orextensionstudy.

Work Completed In Community Colleges Only64semesterhoursofcredittakeninanaccreditedcom-munitycollegemaybecountedtowardsatisfyingthegeneraleducationandspecializededucationrequirementsofanapprovedcertificateprogram.Worktakeninanaccreditedcommunitycol-legeafterachievingsixty-four(64)ormoresemesterhoursmaycounttowardcertificationintheareasofgeneraleducationandspecializededucationprovidingthefollowingguidelinesaremet:A. Thecourseworkislowerdivisionworkasdeterminedbythe

courselevelassignedtothecoursebythefour-yearinstitu-tionthatwillmakerecommendationforcertification.IfUCOdesignatesacourseasajuniororseniorlevelcourse(3000or4000level),thenacomparablecoursecompletedatajuniorcollegewillNOTsubstituteforthecourseintheUCOapprovedteachercertificationprogram.

B. Thecourseworkisapplicableinmeetingtheapprovedpro-gramofcertificationattherecommendinginstitution.

C. ThecourseworkCANNOTincludeanyearlychildhoodorelementaryspecializationareacourses(thisreferstothe40hoursofspecialization).

D. ThecourseworkCANNOTincludeanyprofessionaleduca-tioncourses(thisreferstocoursesinthe28-31hoursinprofessionalteachereducation).

E. Thecourseworkiscountedinlieuofanequalnumberofhoursofthe64alreadytakenatacommunitycollegesothatnomorethan64semesterhours,intotal(includingallgen-eraleducation),arebeingcountedfromcommunitycolleges.

F. Thelastninesemesterhoursofcreditintheareaofspecializa-tionwerecompletedinaninstitutionhavinganapprovedteachercertificationprogramintheareaofconcern.Communitycollegesdonothavestateapprovedteachercertificationprograms.

Initial Teaching Certificate Programs Available through the University of Central OklahomaArtEducationDanceEducationEarlyChildhoodEducationElementaryEducationEnglishEducationHistoryEducationMathematicsEducationModernLanguageEducation French German SpanishMusicEducation-InstrumentalMusicEducation-VocalPhysicalEducation/HealthScienceEducation-BiologyScienceEducation-ChemistryScienceEducation-GeneralScienceScienceEducation-PhysicalScienceScienceEducation-PhysicsSpecialEducation-Mild/ModerateDisabilitiesSpecialEducation-Severe-Profound/MultipleDisabilitiesTheatre/CommunicationEducation(Foradvancedprogramsseethecurrentgraduatecatalog.)