How to Apply
1. Submit the Student Application for Admission, the International Student Financial Guarantee (Parts I & II), and the Statement of Understanding to the Office of Admissions, OBU Box 61174, 500 W. University, Shawnee, OK 74804, USA.
2. Submit an official transcript from every secondary school attended, as well as a certified copy of the results of standardized examinations and of all diplomas or certificates awarded. Your documents need to be translated into English and evaluated. To do this, please send the original documents to
SpanTran Educational Services Inc.
7211 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 205
Houston, TX 77036-3197
United States of America
Please send a cover letter asking SpanTran to translate the documents and to mail the original documents and the translations to Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU Box 61174, 500 W. University, Shawnee, OK 74804). For a current list of SpanTran’s fees, please go to www.spantran-edu.com. All fees are the responsibility of the applicant. Usually a general evaluation of your documents is adequate for admissions purposes, but the University reserves the right to ask for an additional Course Analysis if necessary.
3. If English is not the official language of instruction in your country, please submit official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) directly from the corporation to OBU. A minimum score of 500 or more (or 173 on the computer-based test) is required. You may contact TOEFL at:
TOEFL
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151 USA
Phone: 609-771-7100
E-mail: toefl@ets.org
Visit www.ets.org/portal/site/ets and www.toefl.org
Students with an insufficient TOEFL score are encouraged to enroll in Oklahoma Baptist University’s English Language Institute. This campus-based program is designed to develop language skills which will help guarantee academic success when the student leaves the language institute and proceeds to University work. For more information, please consult the "English Language Institute" section of this website.
4. When a student is admitted to Oklahoma Baptist University, s/he will be sent a letter of acceptance and an I-20 (used to obtain a student F-1 visa). The admitted student should download the Student Health Service Record and the Campus Housing Application from the website, complete them, and submit them to the Office of Admissions prior to enrolling. (Married students or students over 21 years of age are not required to return the Campus Housing Application if they have alternative housing arrangements, although they may want to apply for on-campus apartment housing).
5. When a student is admitted, s/he will also receive a University Payment Plan. This form needs to be completed and returned to the University immediately, and the initial payments must be received by the University in accordance with the dates included on that document.
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