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MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION ApplICATION

o r A L r o B E r t S U n i V E r S i t y

Requirements Checklist

P l e a s e s e n d t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s t o t h e o f f i c e o f G r a d u a t e S c h o o l A d m i s s i o n s . A l l t r a n s c r i p t s a n d re f e re n c e s a re t o b e s e n t d i re c t l y b y t h e c o l l e g e / u n i v e r s i t y o r re c o m m e n d e r t o t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e A d m i s s i o n s C o o rd i n a t o r. R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o r t r a n s c r i p t s r e c e i v e d d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e a p p l i c a n t a r e c o n s i d e r e d u n o f f i c i a l a n d w i l l n o t b e u s e d t o w a r d c o m p l e t i o n o f o n e ’s a p p l i c a t i o n f i l e . A p p l i c a t i o n a re re v i e w e d w h e n t h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s a re re c e i v e d :

c Applicant Information

c Applicat ion Processing Fee $35Please inc ludeyournonrefundable $35 feewithyourappl icat ion.

c Personal SketchPleaseanswer thequest ions inyourownwords. Typeanswers indouble-space formatandattachtoyourappl icat ion.A l l submiss ionsareheld inconf idence.

c Honor CodeAl l ORUstudentsaccept theHonorCodeasthe i r l i festy lewhi leat ORU.Besure toreadands igntheHonorCode,yours ignatureacknowledgesyouracceptanceof theORU l i festy le.

c Minister’s RecommendationThis formshouldbecompletedandreturnedbyyourmin ister or anotherchurch leaderwho is not a relative .

c Academic/Professional RecommendationsTwoacademicrecommendat ions f romcurrentor formerprofessorsarerequired.Profess ional recommendat ions maybesubmit ted i f youhavenotbeen incol legewith in the last f iveyears. Eachof theserecommendat ionsshouldbereturnedtoORU directly by the person submitt ing the reference.

c Official TranscriptsOff ic ia l t ranscr iptsmustbereceiveddirectly from al l col leges and universit ies attended in their original sealed envelopes unless you are an international student (see below). This also includes a l l technologyandunaccredi tedschools.

c Official Test ScoresAppl icants for admiss ions into theSchool of Educat ionarerequiredtosubmit scores f romei ther theMi l lerAnalogiesTest (MAT)or theGraduateRecordExaminat ion (GRE) takenwith in thepast f iveyearsandsubmit tedd i rect ly f romthetest ingagencytoORUGraduateAdmiss ions.

International Students Addit ional Admission Requirements

c TOEFL ScoreAl l internat ional studentswhosenat ive languageof instruct ion is notEngl ishmustsubmit off ic ia l TOEFLscores f romwith in thepast twoyears. Amin imumscoreof 550paper-based,213computer-based,or 79-80 internet-based isrequi red for admiss ion. For fur ther in format ionontheTOEFL,p leasecal l 609.771.7100orgotohttp://www.ets.org.

c International Student Financial Guarantee FormAl l internat ional studentsarerequiredtodocumentver i f icat ionof the i r f inancia l support . Support mustbe ver i f iedpr ior to theUnivers i ty issu inganFormI-20.TheFormI-20 is needed inorder for anappl icant tobe issuedastudentv isa. Theguarantormustagreetomeet theactual expenses incurred for each year the applicant is enrol led at ORU.

c Sevis Transfer RequestThis form isonly for internat ional students in F-1 Status t ransferr ingtoORUfromanotherU.S.school .

c World Educational Services (WES)All International students arerequiredtouseth isserv ice for quickandaccurateandevaluat ionof t ranscr ipts.A l l t ranscr iptsmustbesubmit tedd i rect ly f romyourundergraduate inst i tut iontoWESfor eva luat ion.More informat ion is ava i lab leat www.wes.org. Youmustprov ideWESwithanEngl ish t rans lat ionof your t ranscr ipt .

Addit ional Items c Tuit ion Deposit

After admiss ionhasbeengranted,anonrefundableadvancetu i t ionpayment in theamountof $125 is requi red. Thisdeposi t wi l l becredi tedtoyourunivers i ty account.

c Medical Assessment and Immunizat ion RecordIn accordancewith theUnivers i ty phi losophyof educat ingthewholeperson (spi r i t , mindandbody) , a l l s tudentsare requi redtopart ic ipate in theUnivers i ty ’sheal thand f i tnessprogram.Amedical assessment formmustbecompletedandsubmit tedto theUnivers i ty pr ior toyourenro l lment inheal thand f i tnesscourses. Acopyof th is form is locatedatht tp://admiss ions.oru.edu/MedicalAssessment.pdf. Studentsapprovedto l ive inunivers i ty housingarerequiredtosubmit immunizat ionrecordsas l is tedonthemedical assessment form.

Socia l Secur i ty #: - - Dateof Appl icat ion:

Name:

Last/Fami ly Name F i rst/GivenName MiddleName

Othernamesunderwhicht ranscr iptshavebeen issued:

Address: NumberandStreetCityStateZipCountry

Phone: ( ) Cel l Phone: ( ) Fax: ( )

Emai l Address: I p lantostart ORU in: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer (Year ) c Ful l - t ime c Modular c Part- t ime c CommuterDateof Bi r th: / / Gender c Male c Female

What is yourc i t izenshipstatus?

c U.S.Ci t izen (Stateof res idence) c NonU.S.Ci t izen ( I f youareaNonU.S.Ci t izen, p leasestateyourcountryof c i t izenshipandyourcountryof b i r th. )

Countryof Ci t izenship Countryof Bi r th

I f youare l iv ing in theUni tedStatesandyouarenotaU.S.c i t izen, p lease indicateyourcurrentstatusorv isa type.c Student c PermanentResident c Vis i tor/Tour ist c Other Visatype Expi rat iondate

I f youarean internat ional studentp leaseprov ideyourNonU.S.address

(Documentat ionwi l l berequired) Haveyoueverbeenconvicted,p ledgui l ty or nocontest toa fe lonycharge?

c Yesc NoHaveyoueverbeenconvictedofacrimeinvolvingmoralturpitude?c Yesc NoIfyes,pleaseprovideawrittenexplanationonaseparatesheetofpaper.Inresponsetolegislation,Title70O.S.,Supp.1985.and3-104.1,everyapplicantseekingteachercertificationisrequiredtoanswerthesequestions.

p e r s o n a l I n f o r m a t i o nThe in format ion requested be low is used for s tat is t ica l purposes on ly. You are not requi red to complete th is sect ion of the appl icat ion. I f you

complete th is sect ion, the in format ion wi l l not be used in eva luat ing your appl icat ion for admiss ion. ORU does not d iscr iminate aga inst appl icants on

the grounds of race, re l ig ion, co lor, sex, age, nat iona l or ig in, d isab i l i t y, or veteran status.

I f youareaU.S.c i t izen, whichbestdescr ibesyournat ional or ig in?c Amer ican Indian/AlaskanNat ive c Asian c Black/Afr icanAmer ican c Caucasian/White c Paci f ic Is landerc Hispanic c Other

Ve t e r a n S e r v i c e sAreyouaveteranof thearmedforces? c Yes c No

Pleasese lect oneof the fo l lowing:

c Assemblyof God c Bapt ist c Cathol icc Char ismat ic c Churchof Chr ist c Churchof God-Chr ist c Episcopal ian c Freewi l l Bapt istc Ful l Gospel c Hol iness c Independent c Interdenominat ional c Jewish c Lutheran c Methodist c Nazarene c Nondenominat ional c OpenBib leStandard c Pentecosta l c Presbyter ian c Protestantc SouthernBapt ist c Other

Area of Study - Appl icat ionsareconsidered for admiss ion intoonlyone graduateschool anddegreeprogram

M a s t e r o f A r t s i n E d u c a t i o n c Curr icu lumDevelopment c TeachingwithCert i f icat ionc Col lege&HigherEducat ionSchool Administrat ionc TeachingEngl ishasaSecondLanguage (TESL)c School Administrat ion c Chr ist ian/Pr ivate c Publ ic

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p r i o r E d u c a t i o nPlease l is t a l l co l legesandunivers i t iesyouhaveattended ( inchronologica l order ) and indicatedegreereceived.

Datesof

Col lege/Univers i ty Attendance Locat ion DegreeGranted/Dateof Graduat ion

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WasEngl ishyour formal languageof instruct ion? c Yes c No

If not, haveyour takentheTOEFL? c Yes,Date c No

HaveyoutakentheMi l ler AnalogiesTest (MAT)? c Yes,Date c No

HaveyoutakentheGraduateRecordExaminat ion (GRE)? c Yes,Date c No

I amscheduledto takeoneof theabovetests. c Yes,Date c No

Test

H o n o r s a n d A c t i v i t i e sPlease l is t ( in orderof importanceextracurr icu lar act iv i t ies, off icesheld, accompl ishments, andprofess ional

memberships) .

Please l is t awards, honors, andscholarshipsreceived incol legeandgraduateschool or s incegraduat ion.

E m p l o y m e n t H i s t o r yCompanyName Posi t ion Datesof Employment

p e r s o n a l S k e t c hO r a l R o b e r t s U n i v e r s i t y i s a C h r i s t i a n i n s t i t u t i o n o f h i g h e r l e a r n i n g d e s i g n e d t o s e r v e a p re d o m i n a t e l y C h r i s t i a n b o d y.W i t h t h i s t h o u g h t i n m i n d , p l e a s e a d d re s s t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s o n a d d i t i o n a l p a p e r, t y p e d d o u b l e - s p a c e d , a n da t t a c h t o y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n .

Whydoyoudesi re toat tendORU,andhowdoesth is re late toyour l i fe goals?Descr ibeyourownre l ig iousexper ience,pastandpresent.Discussmajorevents that haveoccurred inyour l i fe .I f youarean internat ional student, p leaseexpla inwhyyoudesi re tostudy in theUni tedStates.Whyhaveyouchosenyour f ie ldof vocat ion/min ist ry, andhowdoyouseethedegreeprogramforwhichyouaremakingappl icat ionequippingyou for that f ie ld?

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H I G H E R E D U C AT I O N 0 3

P l e a s e p r o v i d e t h e f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g y o u r r e f e r e n c e s . ( R e f e r e n c e s m a y n o t b e r e l a t e d t o a p p l i c a n t . )

Minister’s Recommendat ion

Name: Last F i rst Middle In i t ia l

Address: NumberandStreetCityorTownStateZip

Phone: ( ) BusinessPhone: ( ) Fax: ( )

Academic/Professional Recommendat ion #1




Academic/Professional Recommendat ion #2




Addit ional Information

Howdidyou f i rst hearaboutORU?

List othercol leges/univers i t ies towhichyouhaveappl ied:

Haveyoueverbeendeniedadmiss iontoanygraduate/profess ional school? c Yesc No

I f yes, for what reason?

Pleaseaddanyaddi t ional in format ionaboutyoursel f youwould l ike to inc lude.

Pleasedetachandmai l yourappl icat ionto: Contact in format ion: 800.643.7976x14ORU Graduate School Admissions 918.495.6553 7777 South lewis Avenue fax: 918.495.6959Tulsa, OK 74171-0001 gradeducat [email protected]

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H O N O R C O D E

H o n o r C o d e p l e d g e

In s ign ingtheHonorCodePledge, I fu l ly recognizethat Ora l RobertsUnivers i ty was foundedtobeand iscommittedtobeingaChr ist ianre l ig iousmin ist ryandthat i t offersa l i festy leof commitment toJesusChr istof Nazarethaspersonal Sav ior andLord. I fur ther recognizethat theUnivers i ty is an integra l part of theMin ist ry’sevangel ist icoutreach. I t is thereforemypersonal commitment tobeapersonof integr i ty inmyatt i tudeandrespect for whatOra l RobertsUnivers i ty is in i ts ca l l ingtobeaChr ist ianunivers i ty.

I PLEDGE toapplymysel f wholeheartedly tomy inte l lectual pursui tsandtousethe fu l l powersofmymind for theg loryof God.I PLEDGE togrow inmyspi r i t , developingmyownre lat ionshipwi thGod.I PLEDGE todevelopmybodywithsoundheal thhabi tsbycomplet ingtherequiredaerobicsprogramandbypart ic ipat ing inwholesomephysica l act iv i t ies.I PLEDGE tocul t ivategoodsocia l re lat ionshipsandtoseekto loveothersas I lovemysel f . I wi l l notl ie ; I wi l l not stea l ; I wi l l not curse; I wi l l not bea ta lebearer. I wi l l not cheator p lagiar ize; I wi l l domyownacademicworkandwi l l not inappropr iate ly col laboratewi thotherstudentsonass ignments.I PLEDGE at a l l t imestokeepmytota l be ingundersubject ion f romal l immoral and i l legal act ionsandcommunicat ions, whetheronoroff campus. I wi l l not takeany i l legal drugsormisuseanydrugs;I wi l l not engage inor at tempt toengage inany i l l ic i t , unscr iptura l sexual acts, whichshal l inc ludeanyhomosexual act iv i ty andsexual intercoursewithonewho isnotmyspousethrought radi t ionalmarr iageof onemanandonewoman. I wi l l not dr inka lcohol icbeveragesof anyk ind; I wi l l not usetobacco; I wi l l not engage inotherbehavior that is contrary to theru lesandregulat ions l is ted in theStudentHandbook . I PLEDGE tomainta inan integr i ty of opennesstoGod’sc la imsonmy l i fe andtodomyutmost toknowandfo l lowHiswi l l for my l i fe .I PLEDGE toat tendc lass, a l l requi redchapel serv icesoncampus,andmychoiceof ahouseofworshipwhereverGod ishonoredand l i f tedup.I PLEDGE toabidebytheru lesandregulat ionsthat may f romt imeto t imebeadoptedbytheUnivers i ty admin ist rat ion. I understandOra l RobertsUnivers i ty is apr ivateschool , and I thereforehavenovestedr ights in thegovern ingof theschool . I acceptmyattendanceat ORUasapr iv i legeandnot a r ight andthat theUnivers i ty reservesther ight torequire thewithdrawal of astudentatanyt ime i f in the judgmentof thePres identof theUnivers i ty or theUnivers i ty Disc ip l inaryCommitteesuchact ion is deemednecessary tosafeguardORU’s idealsof scholarshipor i ts spi r i tua l andmoralatmosphereof i t asaChr ist ianunivers i ty.

I wi l l keeptheHONORCODEcarefu l ly andprayer fu l ly. I understandthatmys ignaturebelow ismyacceptanceof theent i reHonorCodeandcompletesacontract betweenmeandOral RobertsUnivers i ty,which is aprerequis i te for matr icu lat ionandmycont inuedassociat ionwith theUnivers i ty. Mys ignedpledgebecomesapart of mypermanent f i le . Further, myacceptanceof theHonorCode isasolemnvowandpromisetoGodastohowI wi l l l i vemy l i fe .

S ignature: Date:

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O R U G R A D U AT E S C H O O l O F E D U C AT I O N

To t h e A p p l i c a n t

P l e a s e c o m p l e t e a n d s i g n t h e t o p p o r t i o n o f t h i s p a g e . H a v e y o u r M i n i s t e r f i l l o u t t h e re m a i n i n g

p o r t i o n a n d m a i l i t d i re c t l y t o O R U a t t h e a d d re s s l i s t e d b e l o w. T h i s m a y n o t b e c o m p l e t e d b y a

r e l a t i v e .

Nameof Appl icant: Last/Fami ly F i rst/GivenName Middle

Address:

City: State Zip Country

Phone() EmailAddress:

I p lantostart ORU in: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer Year

A re a o f S t u d yM a s t e r o f A r t s

c Curr icu lumDevelopment c TeachingEngl ishasaSecondLanguage (TESL)

c TeachingwithCert i f icat ion c School Administrat ion

c Col lege&HigherEducat ionAdministrat ion c Chr ist ian/Pr ivate c Publ ic

To the Appl icant: I author ize themin ister ident i f iedonth is formtocomplete therecommendat ionanddisc lose

th is formtoOra l RobertsUnivers i ty. I understandth is form isconf ident ia l ; and I wi l l not beent i t ledtorev iewthe

completedrecommendat ionand i t wi l l besentd i rect ly toORUbythepersoncomplet ing i t . I re leasethemin ister

andOra l RobertsUnivers i ty f romal l c la ims, l iab i l i t ies, anddamagesar is ingoutof or re latedtod isc losureof the

informat ionconsistentwi th theauthor izat ion. Appl icant’sSignature

To t h e M i n i s t e rPleasepr int or type and return this form direct ly to ORU Graduate School Admissions, 7777 South lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74171-0001.

Eachappl icant for admiss iontoORUmustsubmit a recommendat ion f romhis/hermin ister. Ser iousconsiderat ion

wi l l beg iventoyourcomments; therefore, weaskthat youcomplete the formcarefu l ly. S inceacandidevaluat ion

is requested,yourcommentswi l l beheld in thestr ictest of conf idence.

1. How longhaveyouknowntheappl icant? Inwhatcapaci ty?

2. Howwel l doyouknowhim/her?

c Byname/s ight c Fair ly wel l /numerouspersonal contacts

c Casual ly/ fewpersonal contacts c Veryc losepersonal re lat ionship

3.Toyourknowledge,hastheappl icantmadeameaningfu l personal commitment toJesusChr ist?

c Yes c No c I donotknow

Comments:

4.Please indicateappl icant’s leve l of involvement inchurchact iv i t ies.

c Attends i r regular ly ; shows l i t t le interest c Cooperat ive; usual ly wi l l ingtohelp

c Seldompart ic ipates, a l thoughattendsregular ly c Enthusiast ic; deeply involved

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5.Howdoyourate th isperson in the fo l lowingareas?Addit ionalcommentsonaseparatesheetarealsowelcome.

6. P leasesharewhatyouconsider theappl icantsstrongandweakpoints, aswel l asanyother in format ionyou

mayhaveabout theappl icant that wi l l he lp inourevaluat ion. This in format ioncouldcover recentexper iencesor

inc idents in theappl icant’s l i fe or evenagenera l personal i ty appra isa l .

7.Toyourknowledge,doestheappl icantsmoke,dr ink, or use i l legal drugs?Hastheappl icanthademot ional

problems?

8. Is thereaddi t ional in format ionabout thecandidateyou fee l theAdmiss ionsCommitteeshouldknow?Please

commentonhonesty, integr i ty, concern for peopleandgenera l mora l character.

Onthebasisof theabove informat ion, theappl icant is :

c Strongly recommended c Recommended c Recommendedwithsomereservat ion c Notrecommended

Min ister ’sName: Nameof Church&Denominat ion


Phone: ( ) ChurchPhone: ( ) Fax: ( )

Emai l Address: Min ister ’sSignature

P l e a s e m a r k t h e a p p ro p r i a t e b o x w i t h a n X . ExcellentAbove

Average AverageBelow

AverageNot

Observed

Reliabilitydependability,responsibility

Maturitypersonaldevelopment,abilitytocopewithlifesituations

Christiancommitmentgenuinenessanddepthofcommitment

Emotionalstabilitypoise,moodstability

Judgmentabilitytoanalyzeaproblem

Empathysensitivitytotheneedsofothers

SocialAdaptabilityinteractswellwithothers,isrespectful

Integrity/Honesty rapport,reactiontostress, honest,moralcharacter

Personalappearancecleanliness,grooming

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A C A D E M I C / p R O F E S S I O N A l R E C O M M E N D AT I O N


A C A D E M I C / p R O F E S S I O N A l R E C O M M E N D AT I O N ( M a y n o t b e c o m p l e t e d b y a r e l a t i v e )


Address:



I p lantostart ORU in: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer Year A re a o f S t u d yM a s t e r o f A r t s

c Curr icu lumDevelopment

c TeachingwithCert i f icat ion

c Col lege&HigherEducat ionAdministrat ion

c TeachingEngl ishasaSecondLanguage (TESL)

c School Administrat ion

c Chr ist ian/Pr ivate c Publ ic

To the Appl icant: Th is formshouldbecompletedbya formerprofessorandreturnedbyh im/herd i rect ly to the

ORUOff iceof GraduateSchool Admiss ions. Profess ional referencesmaybesubst i tuted i f youhavebeenoutof

school for morethan f iveyears.

I author ize theprofessoror profess ional reference ident i f iedonth is formtocomplete therecommendat ionand

disc loseth is formtoOra l RobertsUnivers i ty. I understandth is form isconf ident ia l ; and I wi l l not beent i t ledto

rev iewthecompletedrecommendat ionand i t wi l l besentd i rect ly toORUbythepersoncomplet ing i t . I re lease

theprofessoror profess ional referenceandOral RobertsUnivers i ty f romal l c la ims, l iab i l i t ies, anddamages

ar is ingoutof or re latedtod isc losureof the informat ionconsistentwi th theauthor izat ion. Appl icant’sSignature

To the Professor or Professional Reference: Eachappl icant for graduateschool admiss ionmusthavean

academicorprofess ional recommendat ion. Ser iousconsiderat ionwi l l beg iventoyourcomments, therefore,

p leasecomplete th is formcarefu l ly. S inceacandidevaluat ion is requested,yourcommentswi l l beheld in the

str ictest conf idence.Please complete and return this form direct ly to:

ORU Office of Graduate Admissions7777 South lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74171-0001

1.How longhaveyouknowntheappl icant?

2. Inwhatcapaci tyhaveyouknowntheappl icant?

3.Howwel l doyouknowhim/her?



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5. Whatposi t ive t ra i tsor character ist icsd ist inguishtheappl icant f romhisor herpeers?

6.Whatpersonal at t r ibutesneedfurtherdevelopment?

7.What is youropin ionof thecandidate’sabi l i ty andqual i f icat iontopursuegraduate/profess ional study?

Pleasecommentonovera l l matur i ty andemot ional/psychologica l stabi l i ty.

8. Is thereaddi t ional in format ionabout thecandidate that you fee l theAdmiss ionsCommitteeshouldknow?

Pleasecommentonhonesty, integr i ty, concern for peopleandgenera l mora l character.

Onthebasisof theabove informat ion, theappl icant is :c Strongly recommended c Recommended c Recommendedwithsomereservat ion c Notrecommended







AverageNot

Observed

AcademicRankingexceedsthestandard,strivesforhighergoals

Maturitypersonaldevelopment,abilitytocopew/lifesituations

WrittenCommunicationclarity,coherence


Initiativeabilitytoanalyzeaproblem,takesonthechallenge

Cooperativenesssensitivitytotheneedsofothers

Creativityabilitytothinkoutsidethebox,inspiresothers

SocialAdaptability interactswellwithothers,isrespectful

Integrity/Honestyrapport,reactiontostress, honest,moralcharacter

PersonalAppearancecleanliness,grooming

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A c a d e m i c / p ro f e s s i o n a l R e c o m m e n d a t i o n ( M a y n o t b e c o m p l e t e d b y a r e l a t i v e )


Address:



I p lantostart ORU in: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer Year A re a o f S t u d yM a s t e r o f A r t s

c Curr icu lumDevelopment c TeachingwithCert i f icat ionc Col lege&HigherEducat ionAdministrat ionc TeachingEngl ishasaSecondLanguage (TESL)c School Administrat ion c Chr ist ian/Pr ivate c Publ ic To the Appl icant: Th is formshouldbecompletedbya formerprofessorandreturnedbyh im/herd i rect ly to the

ORUOff iceof GraduateSchool Admiss ions. Profess ional referencesmaybesubst i tuted i f youhavebeenoutof

school for morethan f iveyears.

I author ize theprofessoror profess ional reference ident i f iedonth is formtocomplete therecommendat ionand

disc loseth is formtoOra l RobertsUnivers i ty. I understandth is form isconf ident ia l ; and I wi l l not beent i t ledto

rev iewthecompletedrecommendat ionand i t wi l l besentd i rect ly toORUbythepersoncomplet ing i t . I re lease

theprofessoror profess ional referenceandOral RobertsUnivers i ty f romal l c la ims, l iab i l i t ies, anddamages

ar is ingoutof or re latedtod isc losureof the informat ionconsistentwi th theauthor izat ion. Appl icant’sSignature

To the Professor or Professional Reference: Eachappl icant for graduateschool admiss ionmusthavean

academicorprofess ional recommendat ion. Ser iousconsiderat ionwi l l beg iventoyourcomments, therefore,

p leasecomplete th is formcarefu l ly. S inceacandidevaluat ion is requested,yourcommentswi l l beheld in the

str ictest conf idence.Please complete and return this form direct ly to: ORU Office of Graduate Admissions7777 South lewis Avenue Tulsa, OK 74171-0001

1. How longhaveyouknowntheappl icant?

2. Inwhatcapaci tyhaveyouknowntheappl icant?

3. Howwel l doyouknowhim/her?



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5. Whatposi t ive t ra i tsor character ist icsd ist inguishtheappl icant f romhisor herpeers?

6.Whatpersonal at t r ibutesneedfurtherdevelopment?

7.What is youropin ionof thecandidate’sabi l i ty andqual i f icat iontopursuegraduate/profess ional study?

Pleasecommentonovera l l matur i ty andemot ional/psychologica l stabi l i ty.

8. Is thereaddi t ional in format ionabout thecandidate that you fee l theAdmiss ionsCommitteeshouldknow?

Pleasecommentonhonesty, integr i ty, concern for peopleandgenera l mora l character.

Onthebasisof theabove informat ion, theappl icant is :c Strongly recommended c Recommended c Recommendedwithsomereservat ion c Notrecommended







AverageNot

Observed

AcademicRankingexceedsthestandard,strivesforhighergoals

Maturitypersonaldevelopment,abilitytocopew/lifesituations

WrittenCommunicationclarity,coherence


Initiativeabilitytoanalyzeaproblem,takesonthechallenge

Cooperativenesssensitivitytotheneedsofothers

Creativityabilitytothinkoutsidethebox,inspiresothers

SocialAdaptability interactswellwithothers,isrespectful

Integrity/Honestyrapport,reactiontostress, honest,moralcharacter

PersonalAppearancecleanliness,grooming

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I N S T I T U T I O N A l A I D A p p l I C AT I O N

I N S T I T U T I O N A l F I N A N C I A l A I D - O R U G R A D U AT E S C H O O l O F E D U C AT I O NLimited fundsavai lable

Applicant’s Name Types of Financial Aid for which you would l ike to Apply (check al l that apply) :

c AcademicScholarshipsc NeedBasedGrant OR c ORURetent ionScholarship

c GraduateAssistantshipStudentEmployment Year&SemesterGraduated f romORU

Note: Youmustgoonl ine towww.fafsa.ed.govandcomplete the federa l f inancia l a idappl icat ion

fo l lowingon-screen instuct ions, beforeyoucanbeconsidered for any f inancia l ass istanceat Ora l Roberts

Univers i ty.

program for which you are applying:

M a s t e r o f A r t s

c Curr icu lumDevelopment

c TeachingwithCert i f icat ion

c Col lege&HigherEducat ionAdministrat ion

c TeachingEngl ishasaSecondLanguage (TESL)

c School Administrat ion

c Chr ist ian/Pr ivate c Publ ic

Cumulat iveGraduateGPA /4.00Cumulat iveUndergraduateGPA /4.00UndergraduateMajor

Graduate Assistantship Applicant: Pleaseexpla inhowyoubel ieveyouwouldbeanasset toGraduate

Educat ionoff ices.

Office use only:

Z#: F inancia l A idApproval : Amount Date:

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F I N A N C I A l G U A R A N T E E F O R M

ORU GRADUATE SCHOOl OF EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAl STUDENTS SEEKING F-1 STATUS

UnitedStatesDepartmentof HomelandSecur i ty (DHS)regulat ionsrequiredocumentat ionthat suff ic ient f inancia l resourcesare

avai lable tomeetastudent’sprospect iveeducat ional and l iv ingexpenseswhi le in theU.S.Therefore, Ora l RobertsUnivers i ty

requi resaguaranteeof f inancia l resources f romeachappl icantwhoexpects toobta inor mainta inStudent (F-1) status.

Appl icantsarerequiredtosubmit f inancia l documentat ionthat equals or exceeds one ful l year of expense , for theprogram

of studytheyare interested inpursuing. Adjustments in the f inancia l cert i f icat ioncannotbeadjustedbasedonastudent’s

indiv idual c i rcumstances. Thisest imate is basedupon6-9hourseachsemester for graduatestudies. ACert i f icateof E l ig ib i l i ty

(FormI-20) wi l l not be issuedunt i l th is in format ion is prov ided.F inancia l documentat ion is va l id for s ix months f romdateof

s ignatureonth is formanddateof bankstatementsubmit ted.

Al thoughscholarshipsareavai lable for qual i f ied internat ional students, theyonlycoverasmal l port ionof tu i t ionand inmost

casesmaynotbere l iedupontocovera l l educat ional costs. Therefore, theF inancia l GuaranteeFormorbankstatement

shouldref lect fu l l educat ional costs for the f i rst yearof school ingasrequiredbyFedera l laws.Formore informat ionregarding

scholarshipopportuni t iesavai lableat ORU,p leasev is i t www.oru.edu/f ina id.

ApplICANT’S CERTIFICATION

(Please print)

Applicant’s Name: Last/Fami ly Name F i rst/GivenName MiddleName

Expected enrol lment date: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer (Year )

I guaranteethat I wi l l havesuff ic ient fundsavai lable tomeet theest imatededucat ional expenses for eachyear that I studyat

ORU. I cert i fy that I canmakethenecessaryarrangements tohavea l l fundst ransferredto theUni tedStatesandthat I wi l l have

adequate funds for myt rave l toand f romtheUni tedStates. I understandthat tu i t ion is payableat thebeginningof eachsemes-

ter. These fundsof $ peryearwi l l beprov idedby (checkone) :

c myfami ly c myownsav ings c Other (speci fy )

I f youaremarr iedandyourspouseand/orchi ldrenwi l l accompanyyouto theU.S., p leaseprov idethe fo l lowing informat ion

for each indiv idual . Addi t ional fundsmustbeaddedto the f inancia l guarantee formtosupport yourdependantsamount ingto

$6,000 for aspouseand$4,000 for eachchi ld.

Last , F i rst Name Dateof Bi r th Countryof Bi r th Countryof Ci t izenship Relat ionship

Signature of Applicant Date

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GUARANTOR’S CERTIFICATION

Unlessyouaresupportedbyyourownsav ings, immigrat iondocumentswi l l not be issuedwithout theguarantorcomplet ingands igningth issect ion.

Guarantor’sName: Relat iontoAppl icant Last/Fami ly Name F i rst/GivenName Guarantor’sCountryof Ci t izenship

Is theGuarantorcurrent ly res id ing in theUni tedStates? c Yes c No

I f yes, is theGuarantoraU.S.Ci t izen? c Yes c No

I f no, is theGuarantoraPermanentResidentAl ien? c Yes c No

If theGuarantor is res id ing in theU.S.and is notaU.S.c i t izenorPermanentResidentAl ien,

what is h is/hercurrentv isac lass i f icat ion?

Astheappl icant’sguarantor, I understandtheexpenses l is tedonthe Internat ional Costof Educat ionSheetof

$ areest imatesof theaveragecost. Theactual costmayvarybasedonchanges in tu i t ionand fees, books

andsuppl ies, roomandboard, medical insurancepremiumsandpersonal l i festy les. I guaranteethat I wi l l prov ide

wi thsuff ic ient fundstomeet theactual expenses incurred,asest imated

above, for eachyear theappl icant is enro l ledat ORU. I cert i fy i f therearedependents that p lantoaccompanytheappl icant,

I wi l l prov idetheaddi t ional fundsnecessary tomeet theneedsof theappl icant’sdependants. I cert i fy that I canmakethe

necessaryarrangements tohavea l l fundst ransferredto theUni tedStatesandthat I wi l l prov ideadequate funds for the

appl icant’s t rave l toand f romtheUni tedStates.

Mai l ingaddressof Guarantor:

S ignatureof Guarantor: Date:

BANK’S CERTIFICATION

I f bankpol ic iesdonota l lowthecomplet ionof th is form,aseparatebank let ter or aff idav i t is anacceptablesubst i tute. The

let ter shouldbeonbank let terhead,s ignedbyabankoff ic ia l tospeci f ica l ly ver i fy the fo l lowing:

Nameof accountholderDateaccountwasopenedCurrentaccountbalanceorspeci f ic acknowledgement that accountshaveamin imumbalancetocover thestudent’sest imatedexpensesandanyaddi t ional dependantsas l is tedabove.Monetaryva luesshouldbeconvertedto theU.S.dol lar.

This is tocert i fy that inouropin ion, , theguarantorwhosenameappearsabove,has

adequate fundstomeet theest imatedexpensesas l is tedabove for theappl icantandanydependants l is ted for eachyear that

theabovenamedappl icant is enro l ledat ORU.Thiscert i f icatedoesnotconst i tuteastatementof l iab i l i ty onanypart or on

behal f of thebank incurredbytheappl icantnamedabove.

S ignature:

T i t le or Organizat ion:

Address:

Date:

Bankseal or stamp P leasereturncompleted formto:

Off ice of Int ’ l Admissions | Oral Roberts Universi ty | 7777 South Lewis Avenue | Tulsa, OK 74171 | 918.495.6488 | 918.495.6222 fax

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S E V I S T R A N S F E R R E Q U E S T 15

INTERNATIONAl STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO ORU FROM ANOTHER U.S. SCHOOl IN F-1 STATUS

STUDENT: You are required to obtain a SEVIS release pr ior to acceptance to Oral Roberts Universi ty. Please take this form to the Internat ional Off ice at the Universi ty/Col lege you are current ly attending to be completed.

Name(AsseenoncurrentFormI-20) S ignature Date

I p lantostart ORU in: c Fal l c Spr ing c Summer (Year )

TO BE COMplETED BY THE INTERNATIONAl STUDENT ADVISOR:

Please fax this completed page to us as soon as possible:Theabovestudent is seekingadmiss iontoOra l RobertsUnivers i ty. Immigrat ionregulat ionsrequireconf i rmat ionthat he/shehasbeenpursuinga fu l l courseof studyat your inst i tut ion.

Lastsemesterenro l ledat your inst i tut ion:

is inva l idF-1status c Yes c No(Student’sName)

I f no, andthestudent is outof status:

c Are instatement tostudentstatus is pending. (Copiesof documents f i ledtoCISareenclosed. )

c Studenthasbeenadvisedthat are instatementwi l l berequireduponenrol lmentat thenewschool .

Inaddi t ion, weneedthedate youwouldt ransfer SEVIStoORU.Weonlyneedthedate toproceedwith theadmiss ions

process for th isstudent. NoSEVISt ransfer is necessaryunt i l thedatechosen. (P leasedonotwai t to faxthis pageunt i l the

SEVISt ransfer date. )

Transfer re leasedate in SEVIS

Please l is t a l l prev iouslyauthor izedper iodsof Curr icu lar or Opt ional Pract ica l Tra in ing.

I CERTIFY THAT THE pRECEDING INFORMATION IS CORRECT:

NameandT i t le of DSO S ignature

Nameof Inst i tut ion Addressof Inst i tut ion

Off icePhoneNumber Date

Oral RobertsUnivers i ty phone: 918.495.6488Off iceof UndergraduateAdmiss ions fax: 918.495.71937777SouthLewisAvenue Tu lsa, OK74171-0001 ATTN: Internat ional Coordinator

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