Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Southwestern Oklahoma State University has had the opportunity to validate the courses or programs. • Validation of credits may include, but is not limited to, the completion of college level courses and/or evaluation by an appropriate academic department. • Credit accepted in transfer that is not in semester credit hours will be converted to semester credit hours. • All transfer credit is calculated in the cumulative grade point average. • Evaluation of military service may be accomplished by submitting service records to the Academic Records Office. • Credit recommendations from the American Council on Education will be considered.
the iTEP Academic. Submission of ACT or SAT scores is optional, as SWOSU is participating in a test-optional pilot program. International students are encouraged to take the Accuplacer CPT test at SWOSU Assessment Center before enrollment. • International student applicants must provide a financial certificate on a university-provided form showing sufficient resources to pay for the student’s study and living expenses. • The student should understand that admission to the university in no way indicates acceptance into the College of Pharmacy, School of Nursing, or other professional programs. • International students are considered non-residents of Oklahoma and as such, they pay non-resident tuition and fees. SWOSU offers the In-State Plus $1 Program to international students (pilot program initially approved until July 2025). • International students are expected to follow all USCIS regulations concerning employment while attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University. • U.S. Government Federal Financial Aid is not available to international students. • SWOSU relies on foreign credential evaluation reports performed by a NACES member (http://www.naces.org/) to evaluate coursework completed at non-USA postsecondary institutions. Coursework completed at institutions of higher education outside the United States will be evaluated for transfer to SWOSU after receipt of this course-by-course evaluation report and after a student has begun classes at SWOSU. SWOSU may request course descriptions for specific courses. This transfer process is often completed within five months following the receipt of the evaluation report from a recognized evaluation company but in some instances more time is required. • Medical insurance is mandatory. International Students are automatically enrolled in and charged a premium for the SWOSU school sponsored plan. International students who already receive health care insurance coverage through a scholarship program must submit a copy of their insurance card to the International Student Services office to receive a waiver. • A non-citizen who has attained Permanent Resident immigrant status or whose citizenship is pending will be treated as a U.S. citizen for admission purposes. The regular admissions criteria for in-state or out-of-state students, as applicable, would then apply. (Students for whom English is a second language will be required to prove English proficiency.)
OKLAHOMA TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT OF 2007 (HB 1804 IMMIGRATION LAW)
HB 1804 provides that an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible on the basis of residence within Oklahoma for any postsecondary education benefit, including but not limited to, scholarships or financial aid, or for resident tuition, except as provided under new law set forth in other provisions of HB 1804 and under the revised State Regents’ policy (3.18.9) which conforms with that new law. However, HB 1804 also provides that this provision regarding eligibility for resident tuition and state financial aid shall not apply to an undocumented immigrant student enrolled in a degree program during the 2006- 07 school year or any prior school year who received a resident tuition benefit pursuant to the pre-HB 1804 statute and pre-HB 1804 State Regents policy regarding undocumented immigrant students. In addition, SB 820 of the 2007 legislative session creates unique treatment of undocumented immigrant students participating in Oklahoma’s Promise.
The new legislation identifies three categories of undocumented immigrant students:
• Category I – students enrolled in a degree program during the 2006-07 year or any prior school year who received a resident tuition benefit pursuant to the pre-HB 1804 statute and pre- HB 1804 State Regents’ policy. These students are “grandfathered” and remain eligi ble for resident tuition and state financial aid under the pre-HB 1804 law and pre- HB1804 policy. • Category II – students enrolling in a postsecondary education institution in 2007-08 and thereafter. These students are subject to the new restrictions under HB 1804 and the State Regents’ policy that became effective November 1, 2007. • Oklahoma’s Promise – While students participating in Oklahoma’s Promise also fall into either Category I or Category II, SB 820 provides unique treatment of these students with respect to their eligibility to receive the Oklahoma’s Promise award.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM ACCREDITED U.S. COLLEGES
• Must have a retention/graduation GPA of not less than 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all hours attempted and meet other specified requirements. • Must provide proof of English proficiency by meeting one of the following test standards: a score of 61 or higher on the internet-based version of the TOEFL, or a 5.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic), or 44 or higher in the Pearson PTE Academic, or 3.5 or higher in the iTEP Academic. English proficiency test scores are waived for international students who have completed at least 24 credit hours at a college(s) in the U.S. Submission of ACT or SAT scores is optional. • Must provide proof of financial resources.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
• An international student is a student attending the university with a student visa in F1 non-immigrant status. • Before being considered for admission as a first time freshman, an international applicant must provide proof of English proficiency by meeting one of the following test standards: a score of 61 or higher on the internet-based version of the TOEFL, or a 5.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic), or 44 or higher in the Pearson PTE Academic, or 3.5 or higher in
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