• an"A" yields four points per credit hour
• a "B" yields three points
• a "C" yields two points
• a "D" yields one point
• and an "F" yields zero points

If an applicant's prior college or university uses a different scale, the grade-point average must be converted to the 4.00 scale to determine whether the applicant meets Oklahoma State University grade-point admission requirements for one of the types of admission. Therefore, all references to grade-point averages are based on a 4.00 scale. References to credit hours are to semester credit hours.

When the applicant's file is complete, the faculty in the department or program of the student's area of interest is asked to review the material and recommend an admission status to the dean of the Graduate College. The final decision for admission to the Graduate College is determined by the dean on the basis of the department's recommendations, prior academic performance of the applicant, and availability of space, facilities, and faculty advisers in the program. The decision is conveyed to the applicant by means of a letter. Admission to the Graduate College means only that the student will be permitted to enroll in courses through the Graduate College. It does not necessarily imply that the student has been or will be admitted to a program leading to an advanced degree or that the student will be able to obtain a graduate degree. Opportunities for receiving graduate credit and graduate degrees are dependent on the admission status granted to the student.

Unqualified Admission
Students planning to work toward a graduate degree in a recognized graduate program may be admitted without qualification provided they meet all Graduate College and departmental requirements.

Admission to full graduate status in a degree program is contingent on the presentation of an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, an acceptable academic record, and the recommendation of the major department and the dean of the Graduate College.

If a student fails to provide proof of the receipt of an undergraduate degree or fails to remain in good standing academically, academic participation may be terminated or the status may be changed to probationary or unclassified.

Special Student Admission
An applicant may be admitted to the Graduate College as a special student if he or she does not have immediate plans to become a degree candidate but wants to take graduate courses, prerequisites or other courses. International students with an F-1 visa may not enroll as special students.

A special student must meet all of the academic requirements described for unqualified admission except that he or she need not be admitted or recommended for admission by a department or program.

The student is responsible for filing a new application for admission to the Graduate College should he or she wish to become a degree candidate. The application will be evaluated by faculty of the department or program and the dean of the Graduate College to ascertain admissibility to the degree program.

As such work is not guided by a plan of study or approved by an adviser, no more than nine semester credit hours of course work taken while a special student may be used on a plan of study to meet requirements for a degree.

Special students are subject to the same academic regulations as those students admitted into degree programs.

Probational or Provisional Status
Applicants who are graduates of accredited colleges and universities and who have attained less than an acceptable grade-point average in all undergraduate work may be admitted provisionally or on probation on recommendation of the major department at Oklahoma State University and concurrence by the dean of the Graduate College. Alternatively, a student who has been in full graduate standing or special student status may be placed on probation or continued provisionally if academic performance in courses taken in graduate status at Oklahoma State University falls below a "B" average. Students with acceptable academic records but without the background necessary for a particular degree program may also be admitted provisionally. Students admitted provisionally or on a probationary basis may be granted full graduate standing after performing at an acceptable academic level. Failure to meet required academic levels while in a probationary status will result in dismissal from the Graduate College.