Southwestern Oklahoma State University

New Student Orientation

100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
Phone: 580.774.3233
Fax: 580.774.7102
orientation@swosu.edu

Orientation Information

Orientation Leader Activities

Once you have been accepted to the University (completed the admission process), you will receive New Student Orientation information, including orientation session dates. You may register for orientation online, by phone, or by returning the postcard you received in the mail.

Checklist for Admission Process

  • Complete freshman application packet and send to the Registrar's Office;
  • Attach $15 check or money order with application ($15 fee will be waived if online application is completed);
  • Send high school transcript to the Registrar's Office;
  • Concurrent students send all college transcripts to the Registrar's Office;
  • Send ACT or SAT scores.

Admission Requirements

Orientation Activities

Applicant must meet one of the following three criteria and meet the curricular requirements established by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

  1. ACT
    • Minimum ACT of 20 or SAT of 940
  2. GPA and Class Rank
    • High school GPA of 2.7 (4.0 scale) and rank scholastically in the upper 50% of graduating class
  3. GPA in 15-unit Core Curriculum
    • High school GPA of 2.7 (4.0 scale) in the 15-unit core curriculum.

For more information concerning orientation, please contact New Student Orientation at 580.774.3233.

An Orientation Session is a day set aside for incoming freshmen to meet with advisors and enroll in classes for the fall semester. Orientation Leaders assist students with the enrollment process and answer questions about life at NSO ActivitesSWOSU. We offer a total of six Orientation Sessions.

Student Orientation Sessions

During Orientation Sessions, students enroll with up to 200 other new freshmen. A Family Orientation Session runs in conjunction with these sessions (See information below for locations). Student sessions take place in the Fine Arts Center.


Family Sessons

Family Orientation Sessions


We encourage families to attend Family Orientation Sessions while the students attend their sessions. Family Sessions run concurrently with Student Orientation Sessions and are designed to answer parental questions and concerns. We will also offer a family session on Move-In Day, Saturday, August 14 for families who were unable to attend earlier sessions. Family Sessions take place in the Student Center Ballroom beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The focus is you.