What's Next: Admitted Students Checklist
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Congratulations on being admitted to ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app City University! Below are some of the next steps that can help you in the process.
Please select either the First Year Student or Transfer drop-down lists, and then continue on for the next steps for all new ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app undergraduate students.
Parent of an incoming student?
Check out all of our parent resources!
Don't forget to explore our Virtual Campus Visit Experience!
Submit Your Enrollment Deposit
The Enrollment Commitment Deposit of $150 secures your place in the incoming class. This deposit is required to enroll in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app and attend STARS 101. The Enrollment Commitment Deposit is nonrefundable after June 1. To pay your Enrollment Commitment Deposit, please go to Touchnet Billing System through your Bluelink account.
Register for a STARS 101
Attendance at one of our Stars 101 events is strongly encouraged for first-time students. This is your first step to a successful transition to university life — one of the most important and exciting transitions you will make in your lifetime!
Save the Date for 2024 (subject to change): April 19, June 3 and June 10
Registration will open in February 2024
Apply for the Honors Program
Participate in a collaborative and cross-disciplinary learning community! ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app Honors students take rigorous and engaging ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app and receive special support to travel and study abroad, produce and present undergraduate research, and compete for distinguished national and international scholarships and fellowships.
Priority Deadline: March 1
Final Deadline: May 1
Learn more about the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app Honors Program and apply.
Submit Final Documents
At the completion of your senior year, please have your school send us your final transcript, which includes your graduation date. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office. ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app accepts transcripts electronically. If your high school participates in a secure online service, ask them to send your transcript to us electronically.
If you have completed any college work, please send the official transcript or scores to the university. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office or [email protected] either electronically through a secure service or via mail.
AP or CLEP Scores
If an AP or CLEP score appears on your transcript, you are required to send the official score report to the Office of the Registrar prior to enrollment.
Complete your Enrollment Survey
Please complete the incoming student enrollment survey to better assist your academic advisor with class enrollment and degree plan. You can complete the survey .
Placement Exams
ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app City University no longer requires entrance exams (ACT/SAT) for incoming first-year students. For incoming first-year students with no ACT or SAT scores, the Accuplacer and ALEKS instruments are administered to assess student proficiency and readiness for college-level work in reading, writing, and math. Based on ACT, SAT, Accuplacer and/or ALEKS scores, students may be required to take one or more of the following preparatory courses: EDUC 1013 College Academic Skills, ENGL 1071 Integrated Writing Lab and/or MATH 1303 Intermediate Algebra.
Students with an ACT reading sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing of 510 or higher are not required to take the Accuplacer. Students who have scored a 3 or higher on the AP Language or AP Literature exams are not required to take the Accuplacer. Students entering ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app having already completed Composition I or transferring in with more than 29 college hours are not subject to this requirement. Students with an ACT Math sub-score of 19 or higher and/or an SAT Math of 510 or higher are not required to take the ALEKS exam. Students who have scored a 3 or higher on the AP Calculus AB, AB Calculus BC, or AP Statistics exam are not required to take the ALEKS exam. Students who are entering ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app having already completed College Algebra or higher math course, are not subject to this requirement.
If ACT or SAT scores are lower than indicated above, or no scores are reported by July 1, students will be instructed to take a proctored test by August 1 prior to their first semester at ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app to determine baseline reading or math proficiency. If students do not obtain the necessary scores needed on the proficiency exams, they will be enrolled in the necessary preparatory course(s).
More information on the Accuplacer Reading Test and ALEXS PPL Assessment can be found here or students may contact the Office of Academic Affairs at [email protected].
Register for a STARS 101
Attendance at one of our Stars 101 events is strongly encouraged for first-time students. This is your first step to a successful transition to university life -- one of the most important and exciting transitions you will make in your lifetime!
Save the Date for 2024 (subject to change): April 19, June 3 and June 10
Registration will open in February 2024
Submit Final Documents
If any of your coursework was in-progress when you were admitted, please have updated official transcripts sent with those grades and/or degrees posted. To be considered official, your transcript must be sent directly from the school to our office either electronically through a secure service or via mail.
AP or CLEP Scores
If an AP or CLEP score appears on your transcript, you are required to send the official score report to the Office of the Registrar prior to enrollment.
Complete your Enrollment Survey
Please complete the incoming student enrollment survey to better assist your academic advisor with class enrollment and degree plan. You can complete the survey .
Note on Stars Week for Transfer Students
Stars Week is a week-long celebration to introduce new fall-term students to the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app experience. Transfer students are strongly encouraged to attend the academic orientations and any other sessions they feel would be helpful to them but are not required to participate in any of the week's events.
Learn more about First Year Experience and access the Stars Week schedule.
Additional Next Steps
Login to BlueLink and your Student Email Account
- BlueLink is your online information link to the university. This area gives you important information about your ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app student email account, enrollment, financial aid, announcements, and more.
- Additionally, important information and notices will be sent to your ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app student email account. Visit regularly to ensure you do not miss any important information or deadlines.
- You can also find more information on how to access and manage your student email at email.okcu.edu.
Need help accessing your account?
- Please contact the Campus Technology Help desk at 405-208-5555.
- The first time you log in to BlueLink, please set up your security profile by clicking on “My Questions and Answers Profile.â€
- If you have previously logged into BlueLink or your student email, but can't remember your password, you can reset your password at with either your username or Banner ID (B#).
- Visit to complete the FAFSA online. Priority consideration for financial assistance is given to students who submit the FAFSA by March 1. ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app’s FAFSA school code is 003166.
- If Student Financial Services needs any additional paperwork, you will learn what is needed by logging into BlueLink.
- Financial Aid packages are mailed to students who have completed all of their financial aid paperwork. The Financial Aid package details merit-based, need-based aid, and federal aid. State aid is included as an estimate until funds are received by the state.
- Students who are younger than 21 years of age are required to live on campus. Exceptions are made for those students who choose to live at home.
- You can apply for housing online at okcu.edu/campus/residencelife. You will use your BlueLink user ID and password to log into the housing application. Along with the housing application and questionnaire, there is a non-refundable $250 housing fee. You are encouraged to apply early.
- The fall 2024 housing application will open in February.
- Stars Week is a week-long celebration to introduce new students entering in the fall term to the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app experience.
- All new undergraduate students participate in both mandatory and optional events that will create connections to the campus community in and out of the classroom.
- Stars Week is also full of opportunities to get acquainted with campus life and people who will help you make the successful transition to college life.
- Parents and families are also welcomed to ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app during the first two days of Stars Week.
Learn more about First Year Experience and access the Stars Week schedule.
- All students are required to submit their immunization records. Your records can be uploaded . Students who do not upload their immunization record will have a hold on their account which will prevent enrollment and the viewing of grades.
- Required immunizations can be viewed here.
If you have questions regarding immunizations or the Campus Health Clinic, please contact 405-373-2400.
- ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app City University now requires that all students maintain student health insurance coverage as a condition of enrollment. The insurance fee for the ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app City University SHIP (Student Health Insurance Plan) will be added to the student's account upon enrollment in the plan. Each student is required to waive or enroll each academic year.
- If you already have health insurance coverage that meets the university's requirements, there is a SHIP waiver available, which will allow you to waive the university's SHIP and maintain your current insurance coverage. The waiver is available starting July 2024.
- Students can pick their Student ID up from the 3rd floor of the Clara Jones Administration Building.
- Your student ID gives you access to your dorm, meal plan, printing, and buildings on campus.
- There is a $25 fee due at pick up.
- The Parking Permit form is an online form available after Aug. 1. After submitting the form, you may pick up your parking permit in the Student Accounts Office on the 3rd floor of the Clara Jones Administration Building.
- Parking permit prices vary based on the permit you choose. Register for a parking permit here.
Transfer Evaluation Submission System
- ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app offers this site to help students with transfer credit from other accredited institutions. Whether it’s concurrent ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app from high school or credits taken at a college after graduating high school, you can make sure it will transfer to ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app with TESS.
- Should you have any questions please discuss them with your academic advisor and/or the registrar's office. You can access TESS and view a how-to video above.
To see if your courses have been evaluated or to submit a new evaluation, please visit the .
- Pick up your books, ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app gear, and supplies at the campus store, found on the lower level of the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.
- When you enroll in ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app, our bookstore receives a book order from the professor. The books ship directly to campus and are delivered to the student’s room before ºìÐÓÖ±²¥app start, with no extra fee for on campus delivery.
- Books are charged to the student’s account. After a student receives their textbooks, the balance posts to the account.
- Incoming students are automatically enrolled in the program. Any student can opt out of the program or return unneeded books.