State Residency Status
To qualify as an Oklahoma resident for tuition purposes, a student must be a lawful resident of the United States and meet one of the following two requirements:
Non-independent students
A non-independent student must have at least one parent, stepparent or court-appointed guardian who is an Oklahoma resident. Additionally, this parent, stepparent or court-appointed guardian must have claimed the student as a dependent on his/her federal income tax return for the previous year.
Independent students
An independent student must have lived in Oklahoma in some capacity other than as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution for a period of at least twelve continuous months prior to matriculation.
Download the Petition for Oklahoma Residency form (PDF)
Non-U.S. citizens who do not have a permanent resident visa (“green card”) at the time of application cannot be considered for admission.
