SECTION 645:10-1-1. Enrollment of students who reside outside of Oklahoma

(a)   The purpose of this rule is to implement Section 1210.405 of Title 70 of the laws of Oklahoma relating to the use of unused capacity within the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) through the acceptance of students residing outside of Oklahoma and outside of the United States for enrollment in courses offered by OSSM.

(b)   The admissions process for students who reside outside of Oklahoma and outside of the United States shall be separate from the admissions process for students who are residents of the State of Oklahoma.

(c)   Admission qualifications for students who reside outside of Oklahoma and outside of the United States shall equal or exceed qualification requirements for students who reside in the State of Oklahoma.

(d)   OSSM may accept students who reside outside of Oklahoma and outside of the United States for enrollment only if there is unused capacity in the Dan Little Residence Hall on the school's campus, and only if all qualified Oklahoma students have been accepted or will be accepted for enrollment as funding permits. Residents of the State of Oklahoma seeking acceptance to OSSM shall be given priority for enrollment over students who are not residents of this state, if all other qualifications are equal.

(e)   Only students residing in Oklahoma will be accepted for enrollment if there are no empty rooms available in the Dan Little Residence Hall.

(f)   A student residing outside of the United States may attend OSSM for the maximum time allowed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is currently twelve (12) months. A student residing in another state within the United States may attend the entire two-year program offered by OSSM.

(g)   All data pertaining to students enrolled pursuant to this rule shall be cataloged, stored and updated in OSSM's secure, internal electronic record-keeping system. Said data shall include personal information, grade reports, tuition payments, fee schedules, class and faculty schedules, residential life reports, and other documents required pursuant to the SEVP.

(h)   OSSM shall charge rates for nonresident tuition and room and board calculated on the basis of the rate the market will bear, but the rate shall not be less than the average cost per student where the average cost per student is defined to be the total school expenditures for the residential school campus divided by the total number of students. The OSSM Board of Trustees shall approve the rates of nonresident tuition and room and board for nonresident students prior to each academic year. (i) Students enrolled pursuant to this rule shall comply with all applicable policies and rules of OSSM including but not limited to the academic standards and rules set forth in the OSSM Student Handbook.

[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 2410, eff 9-12-14]