Transfer Students
Transfer Student Admissions
Everything you need to know to transfer to OCU
Oakland City University welcomes the opportunity to assist transfer students in the process of choosing the next step in their academic career. OCU’s individualized experience and small class sizes, coupled with the challenging academics, holistic student life and championship athletics offers transfer students a great new home.
Below you will find all the necessary information needed to apply, enroll, and attend OCU.
International transfer applicants should visit the International Student page.
Admissions Process
Discovery
To gain admission to OCU, transfer applicants must have completed at least six hours of college course work following graduation from high school. Applicants may be admitted to Oakland City University based on one of the following requirements:
2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale = automatic admission.
1.75 -1.99 will require the candidate to provide one of the following for conditional admittance:
- Graduate diploma with high school honors
- Achieve an 18 or greater on the ACT or 960 or greater on the SAT
- Achieve a total combined score of 520 on the Accuplacer Next -Generation Reading and Arithmetic tests.
Course Credit Evaluation
There are two ways to get course credit evaluated:
- If you are thinking of transferring to Oakland City, please email us your unofficial transcript at ocuadmit@oak.edu and tell us what major you are interested in, and we will be happy to provide you with an estimate of transfer credits.
- TES Public View Management
Apply
- Complete and submit application for admission.
- Send official college transcripts to ocuadmit@oak.edu
Next Steps
Secure your spot at OCU by completing your pre arrival checklist.
Financial Aid
After applying for admissions, you will need to file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In order to qualify for financial aid, you will need to do so before the April 15th deadline. Oakland City University’s school code is 001824.
Course Credit Evaluation
There are two ways to get course credit evaluated:
- If you are thinking of transferring to Oakland City, please email us your unofficial transcript at ocuadmit@oak.edu and tell us what major you are interested in, and we will be happy to provide you with an estimate of transfer credits.
- TES Public View Management
Scholarships
If you are planning to transfer to Oakland City University as a full-time student, paying for college just got much less stressful with this transfer student scholarship.
Estimate Cost
By completing Oakland City University’s Net Price Calculator you will be able to estimate your eligibility for financial aid from federal, state, and Oakland City University sources.