Undergraduate Resources

Resources and FAQs for history undergraduates. 

Undergraduate Handbook

Undergraduate Handbook (.pdf)

Enrollment Advising Form (.pdf)

Select information on Enrollment Advising from the Handbook:  Visit the Registrar's website to see all the details about enrollment. 

1. Plan Ahead. Ahead of meeting with your advisor before your enrollment date, review your degree sheet and all the requirements of your major. Use this, along with the course listings online, to prepare a proposed schedule with specific courses for next semester. For students who have completed 90 hours, you can download your most recent Grad Check and Degree Sheets via Slate.
   • From the Student Self-Service page on Banner, you can check for holds, check your enrollment date, view general education courses, and view available courses and times. This is also where you’ll officially register after your advising meeting.
   • Fill out a proposed Enrollment Advising Form before coming to your advising meeting.
2. Schedule Your Appointment. You should meet with your advisor in the weeks before your enrollment date, making an appointment via Slate.
   • Make note of the purpose of our meeting in the Slate notes: indicate “enrollment.”
   • Schedule these meetings as far in advance as possible.
   • If you cannot make your appointment, cancel via Slate as soon as possible, so that another student may be able to take your spot. If you are late to your appointment, you may be asked to reschedule.
   • In person and virtual appointments are available through the Slate system. The virtual appointments are expected to take place over Zoom. If you need alternate accommodations, please email in advance. 

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I declare a history major? 
  Visit 201 SSH or call 405-744-5569 to schedule an appointment with the history advisor.
• How do I declare a history minor?
  Contact Vincent Burke
• What minors in other areas can I consider to go along with the history major? 
  You can declare a minor in any college, and there’s no restriction on how similar or different it should be from your major. Many history majors minor in an arts and sciences field because most of those classes overlap with our degree sheet, especially the upper-division related area, but as long as the extra classes work within your planned graduation timeline, any minor can fit. You can see the full list of minors here. If there are particular ones you’re considering, Sarah Mutschelknaus can help you think about how they might fit with your degree sheet.
  
  A minor in foreign languages goes hand-in-hand with history and is extremely useful if you plan to pursue graduate school in history. 
• How do I make an appointment with Vincent Burke?
  See the full appointment calendar on Slate. If you can't access Slate, then email Vincent Burke with blocks of time you have free in the coming days, and she will reply with an appointment time. 
• How do I keep track of what courses I need to take?
  DegreeWorks is the University's degree audit system. The system can be quirky, so be sure to reach out to Vincent Burke with questions.
• How do I search for courses?
  • Go to self-service
  • Select Registration and Planning in the Student Profile
  • Browse Classes, and choose the desired term from the drop-down menu
  • Click Advanced Search for expanded search options, such as:
    • Day/time meeting combination
    • Subject
    • Course attribute (general education, etc.)
    • Course level (undergraduate, graduate, etc.)
    • Instructional method (online, traditional, etc.)
    • Campus.
• How do I find short courses that are offered at unusual times, or for less than standard credits?
  Visit this Registrar's page and download the relevant semester's spreadsheet. Once you've downloaded the spreadsheet, you can use the sort feature in Excel to sort by start date (to find courses that haven't yet begun), number of credits, or any other parameters.
• How do I drop a course? Do I need to meet with my advisor?
  See all the policy details here. If the drop deadline has not passed, you can just typically drop a course yourself on Banner. If it doesn't work, you'll need to fill out a drop/add card, and get the relevant signatures before taking it to the Registrar's office.

Campus Resources 

Oklahoma State University offers an incredible number of resources to help you succeed. Please consider utilizing some of these services as needed:

• University Counseling Services 
• OSU Writing Center
• LASSO Tutoring
• LASSO Success Coaching
• Mathematics Learning Success Center
• CAS Career Services
• HireOSUgrads Career Services