We are glad you are interested in learning with us at Oklahoma State through our business distance learning programs. The admissions process for DL programs is simple. It is also a process that needs to be followed to avoid unnecessary delays in your admission. For graduate students, the admissions process varies depending on your program. Undergraduate students must be admitted to OSU, through the undergraduate admissions office, to take a distance learning course. See the appropriate section below to see what steps you’ll need to take.

Prospective Graduate Students

1. Research the particular business program at Oklahoma State University in which you are interested.
2. Apply to the Oklahoma State University Graduate College - forms and procedures, as well as information about materials that will need to be submitted.
3. Apply to the particular graduate program in which you are interested. The admissions process for distance learning students is the same as for on-campus students. On your application, just be sure to note that you are applying for the distance learning program. Links to admissions information for each program are below.
   • Master of Business Administration Programs
   • Master of Science in Management Information Systems
   • Master of Science in Telecommunications Management
   • Graduate Certificate in Business Data Mining
   • Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance
4. Once you are admitted, you will need to enroll. Consult with your advisor before enrolling. See the graduate enrollment information page for enrollment and adviser information.

You will receive notification from OSU, as well as from the program to which you applied, regarding your admission status.

Current OSU Students

If you are already enrolled at OSU as an undergraduate or graduate student, you are eligible to take distance learning courses. The only difference is how you enroll in the course. See the appropriate enrollment information page for you – undergraduate or graduate

Transient Student

If you are a student from another university who desires to take a course at OSU, contact the undergraduate admissions or graduate admissions office to find out what steps you’ll need to take.

Special Student

If you do not have immediate plans to become a degree candidate but want to take graduate courses, prerequisites or other courses, you may be admitted to the OSU Graduate College as a special student. Special students are not in a particular degree program and do not have an adviser. International students with an F-1 visa may not enroll as special students.

Special students must meet all of the academic requirements described for unqualified admission except that they need not be admitted or recommended for admission by a department or program. No more than nine semester credit hours of course work taken as a special student may be used on a plan of study to meet requirements for a degree.

Special Student Application Form