Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 124

Other Requirements

• 45 hours must be upper-division.
• For licensure/standard certification, the student must demonstrate conversational skills in a foreign language at a novice high level, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. For licensure/standard certification, the student must successfully complete the OGET, OSAT, and OPTE exams and a minimum of three portfolio submissions.
• Required for graduation:
  1. 2.50 overall GPA and
  2. 2.50 GPA in General Education Requirements, Major Requirements, College/Departmental Requirements, Professional Core and Electives and
  3. 2.50 GPA in General Education Requirements, Major Requirements, Professional Core, Electives and College/Departmental Requirements with no grades below “C” or “P”.
• Required for recommendation for Licensure/Standard Certification:
  1. 2.50 overall (Graduation/Retention) GPA.
• Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 for less than 31 hours; 2.25 for 31-45 hours; 2.50 for more than 45 hours.
• The following courses must be completed at Oklahoma State University:

Additional State/OSU Requirements

• At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
• Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
• Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
• Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.

Finish in Four Plan of Study

The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.