OSU College Credit

Credit is awarded for the semester in which the course work is completed. College credits are based on semester credit hours. After the instructor has assigned the final course grade, the grade is forwarded to the Registrar for posting on an official Oklahoma State University transcript. Credit earned through the IS Office may be applied toward a degree at another university. If, as a prospective enrollee, you know or have an idea of what school will be granting your final degree, you should request specific information about their policies governing the acceptance of credit earned from the IS Office at Oklahoma State University.


Continuing Education Credit

After successfully completing the work in a continuing education course, you will receive a certificate of completion from the IS Office at OSU showing the number of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) you have earned. The IS Office keeps a permanent record of CEUs earned in this manner. Upon request, college credit courses may be taken for continuing education credit rather than for college credit, but not for both. You may not change the credit to be awarded after starting the course.


Tuition and Fees

Tuition for college courses is $135 per credit hour. If we mail your course materials, a shipping fee of $15 within the U.S. or $55 outside the U.S. is charged.


Fees:

Record Maintenance Fee	$3.25/credit hour
Administrative Fee	$30
Connectivity Fee	$12/credit hour
College Course Extension	$35/credit hour
Continuing Education Course Extension	$30/course
Transfer Fee	$25
Regrading Fee (Assignments and Exams)	$15/item

Materials (top)

All print-based courses require purchasing a printed IS course guide. Other materials that may be required for courses in any format may include textbooks, handbooks, workbooks, video cassette tapes, audio cassette tapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs, material packets, and/or lab kits. Internet/Web courses require basic computer access. Full payment for materials is required at enrollment. Submit all payments by personal check, cashier’s check, or international postal money order payable (in U.S. dollars) to Oklahoma State University, or you may charge to your Visa/MasterCard. We charge $25 for each returned check.


Financial Aid (top)

Financial aid is not available through the IS Office. Contact your institution’s financial aid office for pertinent information.


Tuition Refunds for Yearlong Courses (top)

When you withdraw from or drop a yearlong course, your refund is based upon the time elapsed since your enrollment. The refund process requires 4 – 6 weeks. No refunds are given on course extensions.

0 – 30 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100% of tuition minus the cost of any grading
31 – 45 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50% of tuition minus the cost of any grading
More than 45 days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No refund


Tuition Refunds for Semester-Based Courses (top)

When you withdraw from or drop a semester-based course, your refund will be in keeping with OSU policy and will be processed by the Bursar’s Office after you have completed the necessary steps as outlined in the OSU schedule of classes.


Materials Refunds (top)

Under certain conditions, the IS Office will repurchase your textbooks when you no longer need them. The textbooks must be in good condition and still needed by the IS Office. We cannot repurchase course guides, handbooks, workbooks, video cassette tapes, audio cassette tapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs, materials packets, or lab kits. We also do not buy back texts that come with computer disks or CD-ROMs. Please do not mail your used texts until you have received permission to return them. For permission contact (on next page):




Allow 4 – 6 weeks for payment processing after we receive your texts.


Overpayment Refunds (top)

We refund overpayments in excess of $3.00.


Transfers (top)

Within 30 days of enrollment, you may transfer your enrollment from one course to another by paying a $25 transfer fee, the cost of grading any previous submitted assignments, the cost difference in textbooks, and shipping charges. Tuition cannot be transferred from one student to another. Transfers do not apply to semester-based courses offered by the IS Office.


Extensions (top)

If you are unable to complete a yearlong course within the allotted 12-month time period, you may obtain, depending upon course availability, 1 nonrefundable 6-month extension that begins the day your 12 months expires. The cost of an extension is $35 per credit hour; e.g., if you are enrolled in a college course that carries 3 credits, then your extension fee will be $105. To apply for an extension, contact the IS Office at (405) 744-6390 (or 1-800-522-4002 within Oklahoma) if you have any questions. Extensions do not apply to semester-based courses offered by the IS Office.


Transcripts (top)

Earned college credit is recorded on an official OSU transcript. Request a copy of your transcript by contacting:



Temporarily/Permanently Closed Courses (top)

Sometimes it is necessary to temporarily or permanently close a particular course. Tuition and fees received for unavailable courses will be refunded in full, or, if requested, transferred to another course.


Disclaimer (top)

The IS Office reserves the right to change course instructors, to revise courses and change textbooks, to discontinue courses, and to adjust tuition and materials costs as circumstances warrant and without notice.