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.