Opportunity Orange Scholars
Oklahoma State University
Opportunity Orange Scholars
018 Nancy Randolph Davis
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
018 Nancy Randolph Davis
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
Note: This program is able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP).
| Program Contact | Liz Thomas Assistant Project Coordinator |
| Program Contact Email | ooscholars@okstate.edu |
| Phone | 4057448298 |
| Website | Program website |
| link to program Facebook page |
Located on the Stillwater campus, Opportunity Orange Scholars (OOS) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) provides a unique, inclusive academic program for students with intellectual disability. With the aim of producing self-determined graduates, the full-time program challenges and supports students' personal and professional development as they live, learn, work and play on the OSU campus. Housed in the Department of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Education and Human Sciences, the two-year (four-semester) academic program provides learning opportunities and individualized supports across four program areas: 1) academic coursework, 2) on-campus living, 3) campus and community engagement, and 4) on- and off-campus employment. Graduates of the program earn a university-recognized certificate in Career and Community Studies as reflected on an official OSU Transcript.
Program information submitted: January 31, 2023
| General | |
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| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 5 |
| Requirements | |
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| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Regular high school diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | See program website |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Criteria for admission |
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| Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | 4 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Notes on acceptance and attendance: | Data unavailable at this time as Opportunity Orange Scholars is in it's first year. |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $28000.00 |
| Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $28000.00 |
| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Yes |
| Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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| Scholarships available: | Opportunity Orange Scholars offers program-specific scholarships upon acceptance into the program. Scholarship amounts have not been determined at this time. |
| Academic | |
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| Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
| More about course access: | Students will enroll and attend classes in specific OOS program courses as well as elective courses from OSU each semester. Elective courses will be selected on an individual-basis and determined by students based on interest and individualized career goals. |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: | Students will enroll and attend classes in specific OOS program courses as well as elective courses from OSU each semester. OOS program courses will focus on successful transitioning to college student life, interdependent living, employment and career planning, interpersonal relationships and social engagement, and topics related to disability awareness, inclusion, and self-determination. |
| Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 25-49% |
| Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | Yes |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate in Career and Community Studies with the option for an additional, non-degree advanced Certificate in Community Living and Engagement |
| Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 0% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 0% |
| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
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| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 100% |
| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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| Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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