Transfer Year Experience

In the semester you transfer, schedule an academic advising appointment, ideally in the month before you start your classes. Unsure who your academic adviser is? Use the find my academic adviser webpage.

At your academic advising appointment, you and your Academic Adviser will discuss several topics:

• Your transfer credit: How can you make the credits you already have work for you at OU?
• Your major: How do you know you’re in a major that is the right fit for you?
• Your graduation plan: Are you taking the classes that will help you profess toward graduation?
• Academic performance: Are you living up to your own expectations in the classroom?
• Engagement opportunities: Are you aware of all the things you can do on campus related to your major? Are you aware of all of the opportunities to get involved on campus?
• Investment: Are you enjoying your college experience?  What other things can you do to have a better college experience?

You’ll also receive an OU t-shirt for coming in to see your Academic Adviser (while supplies last, so don’t put off seeing your Academic Adviser)!

Full year registration happens every year, beginning in late March and your day to register is based on the number of credits completed and transferred.

You can discuss your registration plan with your Academic Adviser during a Winter advising appointment before your scheduled registration time.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the first day registration opens for you (go to Important Dates and click on the Winter tab). Upper level classes tend to be smaller and fill up quicker, so register as soon as possible to get the schedule you want.

Your final stop in the Transfer Year Experience is your exit from the program into your next year at OU. 

Meet with your Academic Adviser:

• This is your opportunity to meet with your Academic Adviser and discuss the final years of your degree.

Go to Career Services:

• Meet with a Career Consultant or a Career Ambassador to learn more about opportunities geared toward your major and have your resume and cover letter reviewed/enhanced.

Seize every opportunity to be prepared to get that great job after college or that you are accepted into the graduate school of your choice!