The university is governed by an eight-member board of trustees appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Michigan Senate. As an equal opportunity and affirmative action institution, Oakland University is committed to compliance with federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is the policy of Oakland University that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, height, weight, marital status, familial status, handicap, veteran status or other prohibited factors in employment, admissions, educational programs or activities. This is a general guide for submission of application material. International applicants should consult page 19 of this catalog for application deadlines.
Some programs have earlier closing dates for admission.
Applicants should check the specific admission requirements for the program they wish to enter. If no dates are given, the following schedule will apply. Applications postmarked after the date designated for receipt of special graduate admission requests may be processed in time for late registration if the applicants so desire. Admitted applicants to graduate programs who do not enroll for the term in which they were admitted must contact the Office of Graduate Study. Inactive application files are destroyed after five terms.