Current Students
About Graduation
Students who are enrolling in their final semester of course
work should apply for graduation. Students wishing to apply
for graduation can pick up an application form from the
Graduate College, go to the bursar and pay an application
fee and then return the filled out form to the Graduate
College before the deadline. Deadlines to apply are: Spring/Summer
- February 15 and Fall - September 15. To learn more about
the steps to apply, visit our Graduation
Information page.
About Time to Degree Completion
Graduate students are given a maximum of six years
to complete their degree programs. Graduate credit
hours older than six years are counted as half credit
towards fulfilling program requirements. All graduate
credit hours taken more than ten years ago will not
be counted towards a master's degree program.
About Your Plan of Study
Students must meet with their Graduate Program Advisor to complete
a Formal Plan of Study before the end of the first semester of
coursework. This Plan of Study must be on file with the Graduate
Program Advisor and with the Graduate College no later than the
end of the first semester of course work. Course work on the
Plan of Study must be completed before the student will be awarded
the master's degree.
About Non-Continuous Enrollment Status
If a graduate student has not been enrolled for one academic year,
he or she will be required to reapply for admission to the Graduate
College and must pay a non-refundable application fee.
About Change of Program Requests
If a student wishes to change graduate programs, he or she must
complete a Program Change Request Form. Students may obtain this
form either online from our Forms page or from the Graduate College
office. The student is required to fill out the form, obtain
all the signatures and attach a Formal Plan of Study to the completed
form when submitting it to the Graduate College.
About Intersession Courses, Workshops & Transfer Credit
Hours
Students taking Intersession Courses are limited to five (5) credit
hours per semester. A maximum of six (6) workshop hours will be
counted as graduate credit hours for any master's program. Only
a total of nine (9) hours of graduate credit can be transferred
in from a U.S. accredited university to apply towards a degree
program at UCO. These hours must be approved by the Graduate Program
Advisor before transfer will be granted. Transfer
Request forms are online or available in the Graduate College
office.
About Full-time Status
Students enrolled in nine (9) graduate hours for Spring or Fall
semesters and five (5) graduate hours for Summer semester are
considered Full-time students. See the Graduate
Catalog for further explanations of student enrollment status.
About Irregular Enrollment
Graduate Irregular Enrollment Forms must be submitted by the end
of the third week of the current semester. Graduate
Irregular Enrollment forms can be obtained online or by visiting
the Graduate College office.
About Thesis Requirements
The College of Graduate Studies requires a copy of the Title page,
the Abstract page and an original signature page to be submitted
no later than the last day of classes in the semester in which
the student plans to graduate. For more information on Thesis
preparation and submission, visit our Thesis
Preparation Instructions page.
About the Graduate Catalog
Any students wishing to have a copy of the current Graduate
Catalog, can obtain a copy in PDF format online or visit the
Graduate College office located in Nigh University Center, Room
404 and we will be glad to give you a CD.
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