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Undergraduate FAQ's

What can you do with a degree in Human Relations?  Human Relations degrees prepares graduates for careers focusing on social change and resolution of human relations problems.  Students focus on areas of study such as counseling, non-profits, volunteerism, women's issues, race relations, and organizational studies.  Many HR undergraduates pursue a master in Human Relations as a professional degree.

Undergraduate Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make an advising appointment so that my enrollment flag can be lifted?
You can make an appointment by going to iAdvise.ou.edu

The class I want to get into is full.  What do I do?
If the class is full be sure to sign up for the waitlist.  This is your best chance to get into a course.  As a secondary plan, if the course is full, the only that you an enroll is with instructor permission.  To gain instructor permission. email the instructor and ask for special permission and/or attend the course the first day of class and speak to the in person.  Advisors are unable to grant you permission  into a FULL course without that course's instructor's approval.

Do I HAVE to take an additional language course if I completed high school credit?
Generally - yes.  College coursework is more stringent than high school.  Some students may be able to "test out" of some of their language hours through placement testing, offered through the language  department in Kaufman Hall.  However, this is not an easy test, and many students that take it are placed into the beginning level language class.  If you test out of 5 or 10 hours of language, it is important that you take the remaining three hours in the upcoming semester. (Note: the College of Arts and Sciences requires 3 hours of 2000 level language; while technically the college only requires 3 hours, most students take 10 hours before they can meet the 3 hour requirement.) Waiting will almost always result in deteriorated language skills, and if you wait, you will have to test again before you are allowed to enroll in a course above introductory level. 

Most languages require a background waiver and special permission to enroll.  Additional information can be found at the Language Learning Center

Which courses meet the Upper-Division Humanities requirement?
The best way to find the general education humanities requirement is to use ClassNav.  Upper-division is any class with a course number greater than 3000.

You will search for courses that fulfill  these specific General Education requirements:

  • Artistic Forms
  • Western Culture and 
  • World Culture


Which math class should I take?
Prior to taking any math classes that fulfill the general education requirements, students must take a math placement test.  The test is offfered therough the University College Assessment Center.  The test will assist students in choosing the appropriate math course.

To find courses that will fulfill the General Education Math requirement, use ClassNav.  Not all General Education Math classes are "MATH!"

I think I am ready to graduate, how do I know forsure?
After you have earned at least 90 credit hours, you will schedule an advising appiontment for a degree check.