While OC's international students pay the same tuition costs and fees as domestic students, there are special admission policies for international students.

The following list is a step-by-step guide for completing OC’s International Student admission process.

Please complete each step below, with the corresponding paperwork, as soon as possible for priority consideration. (download OC's International Student Admission Requirements):

1. APPLICATION (www.oc.edu/apply)

Complete all of the items on the Application for Admission. A $25.00 non-refundable application fee should be sent with the application. The application fee must be received before the application for admission can be processed.

Download PDF application   

Apply on-line 

2. EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

International undergraduate applicants must meet one of the following minimum English test score requirements:

4. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION

Evidence of financial ability to pay for one academic year of study at OC.  The approximate cost for an academic year at OC is $25,491.  This includes two semesters of full-time course work (with 12-16 credit hours each), tuition, fees, personal laptop computer, books, health insurance, and personal expenses.  To show evidence of financial ability, please submit the following:

• A completed Financial Worksheet must be submitted showing what sources of funds will be used to pay for a student's expeneses, including the student's personal funds, family funds, sponsor's funds, and confirmed OC scholarships.   The Financial Explanation will help you complete the worksheet.

 

• Original, official bank statements are required for proof of personal or family funds.  If a sponsor is providing a student's financial support, an Affidavit of Support must be completed and sent to OC, along with the Financial Worksheet and the sponsor's bank statements.

 

• If any dependants are accompanying the applicant, a Dependant Data Form must be completed.  An additional amount per dependant must be added to the I-20 document to show ability to pay for their expenses.

5. STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING

Please read, sign, date, and submit OC's Statement of Understanding outlining OC's rules and expectations.

Once the above documents have been received and approved, a Certificate of Eligibilty for Nonimmigrant (F-1)Student Status Form I-20 can be issued for those students requiring a student visa.

Other requirements needed to complete undergraduate admission to OC include:

6. TRANSFER STUDENTS

A Transfer Release Form is required for students transferring from another U.S. college or university.   It must be signed by the applicant and completed by the current institution which holds the student's current I-20 record.  Please note that students must hold legal status in the United States to be eligible for admission.  

7. SCHOLARSHIPS

International students are not required to submit an SAT or ACT score for admission to OC.  However, these tests are used for course placement and to determine first-time college students' Academic Scholarship awards.  If you can not take this test prior to arriving on campus it will be administered upon your arrival at your expense.  Transfer students must submit all post-secondary transcripts and may be eligible for scholarships based on their Grade Point Average (GPA). 

See the 2008-2009 Scholarship and Discount Information for information about the President's Academic Success Scholarship, Transfer Academic Merit Scholarships, and other scholarships.

See the Christian Engineering Scholarship for scholarship information for first-time college students who major in Engineering.

 

8. ADMISSION TO OC

Upon admission, first-time students and transfer students will receive health and immunization forms, a housing request form, an I-20, and F-1 visa instructions as outlined below from the Office of International Programs at Oklahoma Christian University.

• A completed Health Form and Immunization Record are required upon admission but not to receive the I-20 document.

• A Campus Housing Form will be sent along with the

I-20 document.

• Applicants who are already present in the United States, must hold legal status in the U.S. which allows them to attend university level classes and must produce valid documentation of that status, including:

Valid passport

Valid visa

Valid I-94 card

All I-20 documents

• Applicants who currently hold permanent residence in the United States must submit a permant residency card with their application.  Depending on such applicants' native language and length of time in the U.S., some or all of the above requirements may still apply.

Those who are applying for admission to the following degree programs may have additional admission requirements and different costs.

• ESL program - The Language and Culture Institute(LCI)
• Nursing Program
• Master's degrees in Bible
• Master's degree in Business Administration
• Master's of Science in Engineering coming to OC Fall 2009