Admission by Transfer
A transfer student is any undergraduate student with greater than six attempted credit hours, excluding remedial (zero-level courses) or pre-college work and excluding credit hours accumulated by concurrently enrolled high school students.
Transfer Students from Within the Oklahoma State System
An undergraduate student who wishes to transfer to Southeastern Oklahoma State University from another State institution may do so under the following conditions:
- All students must meet the curricular requirements as outlined for new freshman admission before transferring to Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
- Students transferring to Southeastern before achieving 24 attempted semester credit hours must meet the academic performance standards as required for new freshman admission and must have a grade-point average high enough to meet Southeastern’s retention requirements.
- Students who do not meet Southeastern’s performance requirements for new freshman admission and are transferring after achieving 24 or more attempted semester credit hours must have a grade-point average high enough to meet Southeastern’s retention requirements, based on regularly graded (A, B, C, D, F) college work. Transfer students may be subject to College Placement testing.
Transfer Students from Out-of-State Institutions
Undergraduate students wishing to transfer from an out-of-state college or university to Southeastern Oklahoma State University must meet Southeastern’s entrance requirements as outlined above and fulfill the appropriate criteria listed below:
- Submit official transcripts of record from all colleges or universities accredited by The Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other regional associations and meet the following criteria:
- Be in good standing with the institution from which they plan to transfer.
- Have made satisfactory progress (an average grade of “C” or better; 2.0 on 4.0 scale) in the institution from which they plan to transfer.
- Official transcripts of record from institutions not accredited by a regional association may be accepted in transfer when appropriate to the student’s degree program and when the University has had an opportunity to validate the courses or programs.
- Each nonresident undergraduate applicant must meet both conditions listed in Criteria 1 above.
- Each nonresident undergraduate applicant who meets Criteria 1 will also be required to validate the transferred credit by making satisfactory progress (an average of “C” or better; 2.0 on 4.0 scale) for at least one semester.
Transfer Probation
Students who do not meet the academic criteria for transfer students, including curricular/skills requirements set for new freshman admission, and have not been formally suspended may be admitted as “transfer probation” students.
Students seeking admission in this category may be required to submit the following criteria:
- Apply in writing to the Office of Admissions & Recruitment regarding their probation.
- Be interviewed by the Director of Admissions & Recruitment.
- Have participated or participate in the ACT/SAT or similar battery of tests.
- Be screened for skills deficiencies.
A student admitted with a deficiency (either curricular or skills) will be referred to the Advising Center for supervision in removing the deficiency within the first 12 hours of enrollment.
Students in this category are admitted on probation and must maintain a 2.0 GPA each semester, excluding activity/performance courses, while on probation to raise their cumulative retention/graduation GPA to the designated level, as detailed in the retention requirements.
Articulation Policy
In accordance with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Southeastern Oklahoma State University fully participates in the articulation policy for the transfer of students among Oklahoma public institutions. A student transferring to Southeastern Oklahoma State University with an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree from any State System institution will be considered to have completed the general education requirements of the baccalaureate degree. There may be some exceptions to this policy, where some students may have to take additional courses in general education to meet minimum professional certification requirements as defined by the State.
Coursework earned as part of an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Applied Science degree awarded from regionally accredited institutions but outside the state system will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis in accordance with university transfer policies.
General education requirements will be considered complete for individuals with a baccalaureate degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
Southeastern reserves the right to accept transfer credit using the same grading practices as if the work was earned at Southeastern.
Articulation Agreements
Southeastern Oklahoma State University has articulation agreements with four junior colleges in North Texas:
| Institution | Accepted Degrees | Additional Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Collin College | Associate of Arts or Associate of Science | None |
| Paris Junior College | Associate of Arts or Associate of Science | None |
| Grayson College | Associate of Science | Must have Composition I and Composition II |
| North Central Texas College | Associate of Arts or Associate of Science | Plus two semesters of lab science and one semester of college-level mathematics |
These agreements are subject to the following provisions:
- The student shall have earned a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (an average grade of “C” or better) or the equivalent.
- The core curriculum for the associate degrees listed above will be accepted as satisfying the general education requirements at Southeastern, with the exceptions noted in the table above.
- Courses that are academically equivalent to courses at Southeastern will be transferred, and they will receive credit at the lower-division level. A few selected courses may require validation to substitute for Southeastern courses.
- The student shall earn a minimum of sixty (60) semester hours at Southeastern (excluding physical education activity courses) for a minimum of 124 semester hours for a baccalaureate degree. Some programs (i.e., teacher education and aerospace studies) may have more restrictive degree or admission criteria.
These articulation agreements may be modified or terminated by any institution involved at any time.
Acceptance of Transfer Credits
Southeastern Oklahoma State University accepts credits earned at two- and four-year colleges that are accredited by a regional accrediting association, such as the Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Students transferring from two-year community colleges need to be aware that a minimum of 60 semester hours of course work (excluding physical education activity courses) applied toward the bachelor’s degree must be earned at a senior institution.
Work taken at two-year community colleges cannot be counted in meeting the upper-division requirements of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, even if the course is equated to a 3000/4000 level course at Southeastern. Upper-division requirements relate to junior and senior (3000/4000 level) courses of study.
Transfer credits are accepted and applied to degree programs generally in accordance with the recommendations in the Transfer Credit Practices Guide published by AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers). Consequently, credits from some technical colleges and professional schools may not be applicable toward degree requirements at Southeastern Oklahoma State University due to the highly technical or specialized nature of the credits earned.
Students are required to submit official transcripts from all institutions attended regardless of credit earned and/or applicability to their degree plan. No part of the previous educational history/college record may be disregarded. Failure to report all institutions previously attended will be cause for cancellation of admission and/or enrollment. Enrollment is subject to cancellation if final official records are not received or if they establish ineligibility for admission and enrollment.
Transfer credits will be recorded from the official transcript of each regionally accredited institution attended by the student. All coursework attempted by the student will be recorded onto the official Southeastern transcript. Official transfer transcripts submitted to Southeastern Oklahoma State University will not be returned to the student.
Transcripts from institutions not accredited by a regional association but have a national accreditation may be evaluated for applicability and acceptance in transfer once that credit is validated.
Course Equivalency
Course equivalencies and acceptance in a degree plan are determined by the appropriate Academic Department. Most general education-type courses and courses from various other disciplines have been evaluated by Oklahoma colleges and universities to determine statewide equivalency as part of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Course Equivalency Project. To look up an equivalency for a course taken at an Oklahoma college/university, you may go to the Oklahoma Higher Education website: www.okhighered.org/transfer-students/
For courses not found on the equivalency chart or not taken from an Oklahoma college/university, the student may supply copies of the course descriptions and/or syllabi for review by the Academic Department. If the Academic Department approves the course as equivalent, notification should be sent to the Registrar’s Office.