University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-201548

UCO Admissions Information

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 49

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,s/hemayfileforspecialearlyadmissionbysubmittingthestandardapplicationmaterials,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,$40.00applicationfeewiththeApplicationforAdmission.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,LillardAdministrationBuilding,Room213or(405)974-2361.TheUniversityreservestherighttodenyadmissionorreadmissiontoanystudentbaseduponpriorconductand/orbaseduponpriorillegalactivity.

Office of Institutional Assessment TheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducationrequiresUCOtoassessstudentsforentranceintofoundationcourses,atthecompletionofgeneraleducationcourses,andatthepointof

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-201550graduation.StudentsarerequiredtotaketheplacementtestsintheUniversityofCentralOklahomaFirstYearExperienceCenterifthey:1)haveasubjectscoreontheACTtestbelow19,or2)havenotsuccessfullycompletedacollegelevelorapprovedremedialcourseinthesubject.Otherentryassessmentactivi-tiesaredescribedinthesectiontitledAdmissionRequirements.Studentsarecontactedtoparticipateinmid-levelassessmentevaluatingthegeneraleducationcurriculum.Assessmentofstudentsupongraduationisdependentonthestudent’smajor.Stu-dentsalsoparticipateinopinionsurveysandtheGraduatingStudentSurveytodeterminetheirlevelofsatisfactionwithUCOprogramsandservices. ForinformationregardingentrylevelstudentassessmentforadmissiontotheUniversity,contacttheFYEPlacementTesting,NighUniversityCenter,Room134,(405)974-5390.Forallotherquestionsconcerninginstitutionalassessment,contactDr.CiaVerschelden,ExecutiveDirectorofInstitutionalAssessment,ThatcherHall,Room106A,(405)974-2539ore-mailcverschel-den@uco.edu

Readmission FormerstudentswhohavenotattendedtheUniversityofCentralOklahomaforaperiodofoneyearorlongermustbereadmittedbeforeenrollment.Centralalumniwhoarehopingtotakeadditionalundergraduatecoursesmustalsoreapplyforadmis-sion.AnapplicationforreadmissionandofficialtranscriptsofallworkcompletedsinceleavingUCOmustbeonfileintheOfficeofUndergraduateAdmissionstobeconsideredforreadmission. Areturningapplicantmustsubmitanon-refundable$40.00applicationfeewiththeirApplicationforRe-admission.Toobtainare-admitapplication,clickthe”ApplyNow”buttonontheuniversity’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,mustpaythe nonresident tuition fee in addition to other tuition and enroll-mentfeesandmustmeetnonresidentadmissioncriteria.MembersoftheActiveDutyArmedServicesstationedinOklahomaandtheirdependentsareeligibleforin-statetuition.Theymustprovideacopyoftheirmilitaryorderstobereclassified. Anyapplicantpresentingatranscriptofcreditfromanedu-cationalinstitutionoutsideofOklahomawillbeassumedtobeanonresident.ItistheresponsibilityofeachapplicanttosubmitanyquestionsaboutresidencestatustotheOfficeofUndergraduateAd-missions.Auniformpolicyconcerningresidencestatusexistsforallstate-supportedinstitutionsofhighereducationinOklahoma.Aresidencypacketmustbecompletedtodetermineresidency.Thepacketmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/residency.

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

collegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates,completionoftwenty-fourcollegesemesterhourswithpassinggradesandmeetingothertransferrequirements.

B. Forafirst-timeenteringstudentwhohasattendedallhighschoolyearsinanaccreditedhighschoolintheUnitedStates,successfulcompletionofthehighschoolcorerequirementsandmeetingtherequisiteACTorSATscoreforadmissiontotheuniversity.

C. Forallotherapplicantsforundergraduateadmission,acceptableproofofEnglishproficiencyshallbe:1. Ascoreof500orhigherontheTOEFLtest.Thetestmust

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

2. AnapplicantnoteligibleundertheprovisionabovemayfurnishproofofaTOEFLscoreof460orhigherplusproofofsubsequentsuccessfulcompletionofamini-

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 51mum12weeksofstudyatanEnglishlanguageschooloperatedbyaninstitutionofhigherlearningoraprivateEnglishlanguageschoolapprovedbytheOklahomaStateRegentsforHigherEducation.

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

2014-2015 ACT20orSAT940 2.7ANDUpper50%

OR

2014-2015 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.

Remediation of Curricular and Performance Deficiencies NewfreshmenandtransferstudentswhohavenotcompletedthecorecurriculumrequirementinhighschoollistedunderNEWFRESHMANADMISSIONorwhohavenotdemonstratedper-formanceproficiencyrequirementswillbeconsidereddeficientandmustremediatethesedeficienciesasfollows:

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

ACTsubscoreof19oraboveinthecurricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.(ACTscoresmustbelessthanfiveyearsold.)

b. TaketheCollegePlacementTest(CPT)andmaketheappropriatescoreinthecurricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-201552c. Takeandpassthedesignated0-levelcourse(s)inthe

curricularareainwhichthedeficiencyexists.(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,whohaveattemptedsixorfewercollegiatehoursmaybeadmittedbyachievingtherequiredscoresontheinstitutionalplacementexamadministeredbytheUniversity.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. HassubmittedtheApplicationforConcurrentEnroll-ment,highschooltranscripts,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. HassubmittedtheApplicationforConcurrentEnroll-ment,highschooltranscripts,andadmissiontestscores.Theapplicationmaybeobtainedatwww.uco.edu/apply.

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

andachievedascoreatorabovethe50thpercentile(Oklahomanorms20);OR

b. Is16yearsofage,takentheACTexamandachievedacompositescoreof23.

c. HasanACTcompositecombinedscorewhichislessthan23,butthestudent’ssubscore(s)areatthe72ndpercentile,thestudentmayenrollincourseworkinthedisciplinewiththerequiredscore,ifthestudentdoesnothaveacurriculardeficiencyinthesubjectarea.

Highschoolstudentsadmittedconcurrentlymayenrollinacombinednumberofhighschoolandcollegecoursespersemes-ternottoexceedafull-timecollegecourseloadof19semestercredithours.Forpurposesofcalculatingcourseload,one-halfhighschoolunitshallbeequivalenttothreesemestercredithoursofcollegework. Studentsadmittedunderthispolicymayenrollinamaximumofninesemestercredithoursduringthesummersessionwithoutbeingconcurrentlyenrolledinhighschoolclasses. Concurrentlyenrolledhighschoolstudentsarerequiredtoseeanundergraduateacademicadvisor.Highschoolstudentsenroll-

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 53ingconcurrentlyinoff-campusclasses,suchasOneNet,mayonlyenrollinliberalartsandsciencescourses.ConcurrentlyadmittedhighschoolstudentsmayonlyenrollincurricularareasinwhichtheyhavemettheACTassessmentrequirementsforcollegeplace-ment.Concurrentlyadmittedhighschoolstudentswillnotbeallowedtoenrollinanydevelopmental(0-level)coursesofferedatOklahomacollegesanduniversitiesdesignedtoremovehighschooldeficienciesnorbeallowedtotakesecondaryinstitutionalassessments. Ahighschoolstudentconcurrentlyenrolledincollegecoursesmaycontinueconcurrentenrollmentinsubsequentsemestersifs/heachievesacollegecumulativegradepointaverageof2.0oraboveona4.0scale.Followinghighschoolgraduation,astudentwhohasbeenconcurrentlyenrolledasahighschoolstudentmaybeadmittedtotheoriginalinstitutionofconcurrentenrollmentor another institution in the State System if the student meets the entrancerequirementsofthereceivinginstitution,includingthehighschoolcurriculumrequirements,andwillbesubjecttotheStateRegents’retentionstandards.Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheAcademicRetentionStandardssection.E. 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).Enrollmentisrestrictedtothesummersessionimmediatelyfollowingthestudents’shighschoolgraduation.Studentsmusttakeonecollegelevelcourseinmathandonecol-legelevelcourseinEnglish.AperformancedeficiencyineithermathorEnglishwilleliminatetheapplicantfromconsiderationforthisprogram.IfsuchcreditinmathorEnglishhaspreviouslybeenearned,thestudentmustenrollforanadditionalcourseinsocialscience,naturalscienceorhumanities.G. Summer Curricular Deficiency Program Studentswhohavemettheperformancerequirementsbuthavetwoorlesscurriculardeficienciesmaybeadmittediftheysuc-cessfullycompletesummercourseworkwithCorbettergrade(s).H. Special (Non-Degree Seeking) Students StudentswhowishtoenrollincourseswithoutintendingtopursueadegreeattheUniversityofCentralOklahomamaybepermittedtoenrollinuptoninecredithourswithoutsubmit-tingacademiccredentialsormeetingtheacademiccurricularorperformancerequirementsoftheUniversityofCentralOklahoma.Academicretentionstandardswillbeenforced.Pooracademicperformancecouldresultinacademicprobationorsuspension.StudentsadmittedunderthiscategoryarenoteligibleforFinancialAid.Oncestudentshavesuccessfullycompletedthemaximum

numberofcredithoursallowed,shouldtheywishtoenrollinaddi-tionalcoursework,theywillberequiredtoapplyforadmissionasadegreeseekingstudent,paythe$40.00applicationfeeandfullymeetUCO’sformaladmissionand/ortransferadmissionrequire-ments.I. International Student Admission and Admission of Students for Whom English is a Second Language AttheUniversityofCentralOklahomatheInternationalStudentOfficeservesbothinternationalstudentsandstudentsforwhomEng-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.K. Self-Paced Online Course (SPOC) Admission Self-PacedOnlineCourses(SPOC)areopenenrollmentcourses(studentscanenrollanydayoftheyear)andcanbecompletedinaslittleas30calendardaysortakeaslongas180days.AstudentdoesnothavetobeadmittedtotheUniversityofCentralOklahomatotakeSelf-PacedOnlineCourses;conversely,enrollmentinSelf-PacedOnlineCoursesdoesnotconstituteadmissiontoUCO.Astu-dentmustbeformallyadmittedtoUCObeforecreditsearnedwillbeapplicabletowardsadegree.Studentsareencouragedtoconsultwithanacademicadvisorbeforeenrollingtoensurethatcreditwillapply.VisittheAcademicAdvisementwebsiteathttp://www.uco.edu/em/explore/academic-advisement/index.aspformoreinformation. InSelf-PacedOnlineCourses,studentsworkindependentlyunderthesupervisionofaUCOfacultymemberandsubmitcourseworkattheirownpace.CoursescompletedcountascredithourstowardadegreeatUCO.Self-PacedOnlineCoursesmaybeusedtosatisfythe30-hourresidencygraduationrequirement(OSRHEpolicyex-ceptiongrantedSpring2008).NOTE:Self-PacedOnlineCoursesareconsideredcorrespondencecoursesforthepurposesofEnrollmentandFinancialAid. Amaximumof31hoursofSelf-PacedOnlineCourse/cor-respondencecreditmaybeappliedtowardsaUCOdegree.Itis

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-201554recommendedastudentenrollinnomorethantwocoursesatatime.Self-PacedOnlineCoursesfromUCOmaysatisfyin-residencerequirementsbutarenotincludedinenrollmentverificationforFinancialAid,LoanDefermentProgramsorforinsuranceeligibilitypurposes. Astudentmaytakeupto180calendardaysfromthedateofenrollmenttocompleteaSelf-PacedOnlineCourse,includingthefinalexam.ManySelf-PacedOnlineCoursescanbecompletedinaslittleas8-10weeks;however,thetimeittakestocompletethecourseisdependentonmanyfactorssuchasgradingtimelines,universityholidays,andcourse-specificrequirementsandactivities.GiventheflexiblenatureofSelf-PacedOnlineCourses,noguaranteesaremadewithinthistimeframeontheexactlengthoftimeinwhichacoursecanbecompleted.NoSelf-PacedOnlineCoursecanbecom-pletedinlessthan30calendardaysfromthedateofenrollment. StudentscandropSelf-PacedOnlineCourseswithin14calendardaysfollowingthedateofenrollmentforafullrefund.StudentscanwithdrawfromSelf-PacedOnlineCourseswitha“W”upto124calendardaysfromthedateofenrollment. UponcompletionofaSelf-PacedOnlineCourse,lettergradesearnedwillbepostedtoanofficialUCOtranscriptwiththedesigna-tion“correspondencestudy.”IfaSelf-PacedOnlineCourseisnotcompletedwithintheallowed180calendardaytimeframe,agradewillbedeterminedbythecourseinstructorbasedontheworkcom-pletedthroughthefinaldateofenrollment. Self-PacedOnlineCoursesadheretoallpoliciesandregulationssetforthinStudentsRightsandResponsibilitiesregarding:1)HonorCodes,2)AcademicPolicy,3)GradeAppeals,4)DishonestyPolicy,5)Conduct,6)Enrollment,and7)Refunds.

Admission by Transfer Atransferstudentisdefinedasanyundergraduatestudentwithgreaterthansixattemptedcredithoursfromanotherinstitutionatthetimeofadmission,excludingremedial(0-levelcourses)orpre-collegework,andexcludingcredithoursaccumulatedwhileconcurrentlyenrolledinhighschool. 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. Nonresidentapplicantsmusthavearetention2.0gradepointaverageatinstitutionspreviouslyat-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.Howeveradditionalcoursesmayberequiredasprerequisitesforamajorortomeetcertainprofessionalcerti-ficationrequirementsasdefinedbythestate.Responsibilitytoassurealluniversitycorecurriculumrequirementsaremetforthefirstdegreegrantedrestswiththetransferringinstitution,i.e.,theinstitutionfromwhichthestudentreceivedthetransferreddegree.Generaleducationcreditearnedatregionallyaccreditedcolleges

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 55oruniversitieswithintheOklahomastatesystemwillapplyto-wardthebasic(OSRHEminimum)generaleducationcomponentatUCOinthesamewaythecreditwouldapplyattheinstitutionatwhichitwasearned.DegreesfrominstitutionswithoutU.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. 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”gradesandhavethe

firstattemptexcludedfromRetentionGPAcalculations.OnlythefirstfourcoursesrepeatedwillbeconsideredforGPAforgiveness.CourseseligibleforGPAforgivenessrepeatedmorethanoncewillhaveallgradesafterthefirstattemptcalculatedinallGPAs.AllrepeatedcourseswillappearonthetranscriptandbecountedintheCumulativeGPA. Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoreportrepeatedcoursestotheadvisorona“repeatform.”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/readmissionasanundergraduatedegreeseekingstudentatUCO.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,itispermanentandUCO

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willnotacceptstudentrequestsforchanges.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$10.00I.D.feewhentheI.D.cardisissued.ThefeemaybepaidattheBursar’sCounteronthefirstfloor(whenothertuitionandfeesarepaid).StudentsmustgototheI.D.Office,NighUniversityCenter,Room134,tohavetheirpic-turestaken.Studentsmustprovideacurrentenrollmentformandoneotherauthorizedpictureidentification,(i.e.,driver’slicense,passport,militaryI.D.card).Sunglassesandanyitemcoveringthehairmustberemovedforthepicture. IdentificationcardsmustbevalidatedeachsemesterattheBursar’sCounteratthetimestudentfeesarepaid.Areplacementfeeof$10.00willbechargedforanewI.D.card.

Programs with Selective Admission SeveralundergraduateprogramsattheUniversityofCentralOklahomahaveadmissionrequirementswhichexceedminimumuniversitystandards.Programsofthistypeareclassifiedas“SelectiveAdmissionPrograms.”Theseadditionalrequirementsmayincludeahighergradepointaverage,requiredauditionorinterviewand/orothercriteria.Alladditionaladmissionrequire-mentsmustbesatisfiedforconsideration.Universityadmis-siondoesnotguaranteeadmissionintoa“SelectiveAdmissionProgram.” Thissectioncontainsprogramswhichhavehigherorspecial-izedadmissionrequirements.

Contemporary Music Business Admissiontothisprogramisselective.Tobeeligibleforadmission,anindividualmust:

1)meetUCOadmissionrequirementsAND2)beselectedforadmissionbytheACMselectioncommittee.

Forspecificdetailsonmaterialspleasevisit:www.uco.edu/em/apply/acm-uco.asp

ThosewhoarenotU.S.citizensorresidentaliensshouldcontacttheOf-ficeofInternationalServicesforspecificadmissioninformation.

Contemporary Music Performance / ProductionAdmissiontothisprogramisselective.Tobeeligibleforadmission,anindividualmust:

1)meetUCOadmissionrequirements2)completeavideoaudition3)beselectedforadmissionbytheACMselectioncommittee.

Forspecificdetailsonauditionmaterialspleasevisit:www.uco.edu/em/apply/acm-uco.asp.

ThosewhoarenotU.S.citizensorresidentaliensshouldcontacttheOf-ficeofInternationalServicesforspecificadmissioninformation.

Engineering Physics and Biomedical Engineering StudentsseekingtheB.S.inBiomedicalEngineering,Engi-neeringPhysics–ElectricalEngineering,EngineeringPhysics–MechanicalEngineering,andEngineeringPhysics–PhysicsarerequiredtomakeformalapplicationtotheChairpersonoftheDepartmentofEngineeringandPhysicsforadmissionintotheupperdivisionofeachofthesemajors.ApplicationsmustbesubmittedtotheDepartmentofEngineeringandPhysicsonorbeforethelastMondayofJanuaryforFalladmissionandthelastMondayofAugustforSpringadmission. UpperdivisionadmissionisopentostudentsmeetingEngi-neeringandPhysicsupperdivisionadmissionrequirements.Tobeadmittedintoupperdivision,thestudentmusthave:A. Aminimumretentiongradepointaverage(GPA)of2.00in

allcourseworkcompletedbythetimethestudentisformallyadmittedintoupperdivision.

B. Completed60semestercredithoursbythetimethestudentisformallyadmittedintoupperdivision.

C. Completedthefollowingcoursesortheirequivalentwithaminimumgradeof“C”bythetimethestudentisformallyadmittedintoupperdivision:MATH 2313 Calculus1MATH 2323 Calculus2MATH 2333 Calculus3MATH 2343 Calculus4MATH 3103 DifferentialEquationsPHY 2014 PhysicsforScience&EngineeringI&LabPHY 2114 PhysicsforScience&EngineeringII&LabENGR 1112 IntroductiontoEngineering&LabENGR 1213 EngineeringComputing&LabENGR 2033 StaticsENGR 2303 ElectricalScienceENGR 2311 ElectricalScienceLab

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 57ENGR 3302 EngineeringStatisticsandExperimentationCHEM 1112 GeneralChemistryIRecitation/LabAND (forBiomedicalEngineering)CHEM 1103 GeneralChemistryIOR(forBiomedical Engineering)CHEM 1315 ChemistryforEngineeringandLab(for EngineeringPhysics-ElectricalSystems, MechanicalSystems,andPhysics)

FormalapprovalbythedepartmentFacultyAdvisorandDepartmentChairisrequiredforadmission.Preferenceisgivento University of Central Oklahoma students. The student may enrollinnomorethannine(9)hoursof3000and4000levelcoursesinthemajorpriortoadmissionintoupperdivisionunlesstheysecureformalapprovalfromtheDepartmentofEngineeringandPhysics.

Funeral Service Allfuneralservicestudentsmustapplyforadmissiontothefuneralserviceprogram.Eachapplicantmustprovideanofficialtranscriptofhighschoolorcollegeworkthatisdirectlymailedfromtheinstitutionwherethecreditswerereceived.Saidtranscriptsmustbesentto:DepartmentofFuneralService,UniversityofCentralOklahoma,100N.UniversityDrive,Edmond,OK73034. Toapplyforadmission,pleasevisithttp://www.uco.edu/funeral/application

Admission to Teacher Education StudentsattheUniversityofCentralOklahomawhoexpecttobecomecandidatesfortheBachelorofArtsinEducation,theBachelorofScienceinEducation,BachelorofFineArtsinEdu-cation,ortheBachelorofMusicEducationdegrees(orotherwisequalifytoteach)arerequiredtomakeformalapplicationduringtheirsophomoreyear(aftercompleting40semesterhoursandmeetingcriteriabelow)totheCouncilonTeacherEducation.Applicationmustbemadeaccordingtopublisheddates.Nolateapplicationswillbeaccepted.Therearetworoundsofapplica-tionsineachofthefallandspringsemesters.Candidatesmustbeadmittedtotheteachereducationprogramtoenrollinrestrictedmajorandprofessionalcourses. ConditionsforadmissiontoteachereducationeffectiveFall2014are: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 must meet these requirements listed below and must maintain all admission requirements.1. Achieveaminimumaccumulativegradepointaverageof

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

pletedatUCO.b. ORIftheteachercandidateisconcurrentlyenrolledin

courseworkatUCOatthetimeofapplicationandwillbe

abletoobtainanoverallGPAof2.75ORachieveamini-mumGPAof3.00inthelast30hourstakenatUCOtheapplicationwillbeconsidered“PendingApproval”untiltheindividualhasachievedtheGPArequirementbytheendofthesemesterinwhichtheapplicationwassubmitted.

2. Allcourseworktakeninthedegreecertificationmajororcommoncoursesrequiredformajorsmustbecompletedwithnogradelowerthan“C”afterAugust15,1990ORifconcur-rentlyenrolledinthesamecourseworkinwhichtheteachercandidatehasachievedagradelowerthana“C”,theapplica-tionwillbeconsideredas“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. Activateportfolio.(PASSPORTAccount)11. Scheduleaninterviewwithaprogramcoordinatorand/or

facultymembertoreviewhis/herplans,programrequirements,etc.TheprogramcoordinatororfacultymemberwillsubmitaverificationoftheinterviewtoTeacherEducationServices(TES).

12. Completeelectronicbackgroundcheck.Backgroundchecksmustbeclearedandarevalidforoneyear.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-20155813. 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. Turninapplicationonduedate.2. Allteachercandidateswillbeapprovedbyavoteofthe

CouncilonTeacherEducation.Uponapproval,alet-tershowingadmissionstatustoteachereducationwillbeemailed.a. Havemetalltherequirementsandhavebeenaccepted.b. Iftheteachercandidatehasnotmetalltherequirements,

butisconsideredPendingApprovalstatus.AletterwillbeavailableintheTESofficeexplainingthedeficienciesthatneedtobemetbytheendofthesemester.

Procedurestocleardeficienciesare:1. Theteachercandidatewillbringthe“PendingAp-

proval”letterandanunofficialtranscripttotheTESofficeattheendofthesemester.

2. VerificationofcompletionofallrequirementsforadmissionwillbemadebytheTESoffice.

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

Admission to Student Teaching AllstudentsdesiringtostudentteacharerequiredtomakeformalapplicationtotheCouncilonTeacherEducationforad-missiontostudentteaching.ApplicationsmustbesubmittednolaterthanFridayofthethirdweekofthefallsemestertoenrollinstudentteachingforthenextfallsemester.Inotherwords,theteachercandidateplanningtoteachinFall2015mustapplyin2014.Periodically,admissiontostudentteachingguidelinesandrequirementschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividualseekingadmissiontostudentteachingtomeetrequirementsthatareinplaceatthetimeofapplicationtostudentteach.There-fore,individualsshouldreviewthemostrecentUCOcatalogandteachereducationhandbooktodeterminethemostcurrentadmis-siontostudentteachingrequirements. ConditionsforadmissiontostudentteachingeffectiveFall,2014are:A. AdmittedtoTeacherEducationorsubmissionofconcurrent

application.B. Continuationofmeetingthestandardprerequisiteforadmis-

siontoteachereducation:For those enrolled as entering freshmen, transfer students, or those seeking certification beginning Fall, 20,

Achievementofaminimumgradepointaverageof2.75inallsubjectscompletedatUCOorothercollegesoruniversi-tiestothetimeofapplicationwithnogradelowerthan“C”.

OR

Achievementofaminimumgradepointaverageof3.0inthelast30credithoursatUCO.

NOTE: Those enrolled prior to Fall, 2000 and maintaining continuous enrollment should contact Teacher Education Services (ED 207) for more information regarding admission to student teaching standards.

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

D. Complete3hoursofspeechcommunicationwithnogradebelow“C”.

E. Completethree-fourthsofthecourseworkrequiredinthecurrentlydeclaredmajorinwhichstudentteachingistobecompleted.Forearlychildhood,specialeducation,andelementarymajors,the4x12supportcoursesareconsideredpartofthemajor.

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

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.

M. Havetherecommendationforcontinuationintheteacherpreparationprogram(studentteaching)sectionofapplicationsigned.Studentsmustreceiveapprovalofthechairpersonofthedepartmentorhis/herdesigneeinthemajorfield.

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

Periodically,admissiontostudentteachingguidelinesandrequirementschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividual

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 59seekingadmissiontostudentteachingtomeetrequirementsthatareinplaceatthetimeofapplicationtostudentteach.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,dependingupontheacademiclevelofthecertificatesought.Graduatelevelcertificatesrequiregraduatelevelcourseworkandcompletionofamaster’sdegreeforstandardcertification.Bachelorlevelprogramsrequirethecompletionofabachelor’sdegreeforcertification. Periodicallytheprogramguidelines,coursework,andstatereg-ulationschange.Itistheresponsibilityoftheindividualseekingcertificationtomeettherevisedstandards.AnindividualshouldthereforereviewthemostrecentUCOcatalog,certificationcourselists,andstateregulations,particularlywhenanextendedperiodoftimehaselapsedduringthecompletionofaprogram.

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

1. Completeallcoursesidentifiedforgeneraleducationandtherespectiveprofessionaleducationandspecializedareas.

2. Contacttheappropriatedepartmentchairpersonregard-ingthecourseworkfortherespectiveprogram,par-ticularlyifitseemslikelythatsomecoursespreviouslycompletedcouldsubstituteforrequiredcoursesintheprogram.Officialsubstitutionformsshouldbecomplet-edwherecourses,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.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015605. Hasreceivedrecommendationfromthepreparinginstitution

forthecertificatedesirediftheteacherpreparationworkwascompletedinOklahoma.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,anindividualmustholdabachelor’sdegreeandhavecompletedthecourserequirementsinprofessionaleducationandintheareaspecialization,andhavereceivedapassingscoreontheapplicablestatecertificationexamination(s).Certificate-Allteacherswhomeettherequirementsofanap-provedcertificateprogramafterJanuary31,1982,andhavezero[0]yearsofexperienceasaclassroomteachershallreceivethisinitialentry-leveldocument.ApplicationismadethroughtherecommendingUniversity,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.

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15 61F. 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.)

Admission to Nursing ProgramStudentsplanningtobecomecandidatesfortheBachelorofSciencewithamajorinNursingarerequiredtomakeformalapplicationtotheChair-personoftheDepartmentofNursingforadmissionintotheProfessionalNursingprogram.ApplicationsmustbesubmittedtotheDepartmentofNursingonorbeforethe last Friday of January for fall admission, and the second Friday of September for spring admission into the program.

ThefollowingmustbesubmittedtotheDepartmentofNursingaspartoftheadmissionprocessandareusedbythefacultyinselectionofcandi-dates:

A. Transcript(s)reflectingaminimumretentivegradepointaverageof2.50inallcourseworkcompletedatthetimeoftheapplication.

B. Aminimumgradeof“C”inchemistry,allbiologicalsci-ences,NURS1221andNURS2113isrequired.Twoofthefiverequiredsciencecoursesmustbesuccessfullycompletedpriortotheapplicationdeadline.Studentsmayenrollamaximumoftwotimesinanynursingcourse.

C. ProvidescoreontheTestofEssentialAcademicSkills(TEAS).

D. Submitacriminalbackgroundcheck(OSBI).

E. Meet“PerformanceStandardsforAdmissionandProgres-sionintheDepartmentofNursing”(availableinapplicationpacket).

F. Internationalstudents(i.e.studentsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguageregardlessofresidentstatus)musthaveaminimumTOEFLscoreof530onthewrittenexaminationorequivalentoncomputerorinternetversion.

Admissioniscompetitiveasapplicationsexceedthenumberofposi-tionsavailable.Formalapprovalbytheselectioncommitteeisrequiredforadmission.PreferenceisgiventoUniversityofCentralOklahomastudents.Thestudentwillbenotifiedeighttotenweeksafterthefilingdateastothedispositionoftheapplication.

Career Ladder StudentsRN to BSRegisterednurseswhohavegraduatedfromanNLNACaccreditedasso-ciatedegreeprogrammaybeeligibleformatriculationintotheprogramonanadvancedstandingbasis.Forinformationregardingcriteriaandapplication,gotohttp://www.uco.edu/cms/nursing/index.asp,orcontacttheDepartmentofNursing.

LPN to BSLicensedpracticalnurseswhohavegraduatedfromanOklahomaCareerTechnologyprogramoranNLNACaccreditedpracticalnursingprogrammaybeeligibleformatriculationintotheprogramonanadvancedstandingbasis.Forinformationregardingcriteriaandapplication,gotohttp://www.uco.edu/cms/nursing/index.asp,orcontacttheDepartmentofNursing.

Transfer StudentsStudents transferring to the University of Central Oklahoma from other institutionsareexpectedtofulfillallrequirementsspecifiedforregularlyenrolledstudents.Thefourlowerdivisionnursingcourses(NURS1221-IntroductiontoNursing,NURS2207-FoundationsofNursing,andNURS2113-IndividualandFamilyDevelopmentThroughtheLifespanmustbecompletedatUCObeforeenteringthejunioryearofnursing.CalltheDepartmentofNursingfordetailedinformation.

Progression in the ProgramA. TocontinueintheNursingProgram,candidatesmustshow

evidenceofsatisfactoryprogresstowardgraduationandcomplywithallrequirementsasindicatedintheUCOUndergraduateCatalog,UCOStudentHandbook,andtheDepartmentofNursingStudentHandbook.

B. Nursingcourses(afteradmissiontotheprogram)willbeginwithNURS2207.NURS1221andNURS2113maybetakenpriorto,orconcurrentlywithNURS2207.Alluniver-sitycoreandpre-professionalcoursesmustbesuccessfullycompletedpriortobeginningUpperDivision(3000level)nursingcourses.

A minimum grade of “C” must be obtained in all professional courses.

Other RequirementsA. Transportationtotheclinicalareaandtootherspecialassign-

mentsistheresponsibilityofeachstudent;

B. Professionalliabilityinsuranceisrequiredofallstudentsforthedurationoftheprogram.InformationisavailablefromtheDepartmentofNursing;

C. Additionalexpensesforthenursingmajorincludesuchitemsasuniforms,equipment,andfeesforachievementtests;

University of Central Oklahoma Undergraduate Catalog 2014-201562D. Documentationofimmunizations:seeUCODepartmentof

NursingStudentHandbookforrequiredimmunizations;

E. CurrentCPRCertificationasanAmericanHeartAssociationHealth Care Provider.

F. Acriminalbackgroundcheck(Federal).

G. Drugscreeningisrequired.

**AccreditationCommissionforEducationinNursing3343PeachtreeRoadNE Suite 850Atlanta,GA30326Phone: 404-975-5000Fax: 404-975-5020Website: www.acenursing.org