Guest Students
You’re working hard for your degree — Oakland University is here to make it a little easier. Be a guest student at OU this summer and earn credits that can easily transfer back to your university.
More than 1,000 courses — with lots of options in math and science — will be offered this summer. It’s free to apply to OU, so keep advancing toward your degree with summer classes.
Registration for guest students is now open and continues through the start of each session. To find the start/end dates for each summer session, visit the Registrar's calendar page and view the Summer Important Dates Calendar.
We make it easy to be a guest student at OU — regardless of which university you attend now. To become a guest student, you must be enrolled at an accredited college or university and be in good standing. Learn about the steps to apply as a guest student.
Once you're admitted to OU as a guest student, you will receive an enrollment guide that walks you through registration, setting up your accounts and available student services.
- University accounts: Be sure to activate your accounts, and check them regularly to access grades and transcripts, receive billing notifications and more.
- Registration: Once you set up your SAIL account, you can register for courses. If you receive an error message while registering, please contact the Office of the Registrar at [email protected] or (248) 370-3450 (please identify yourself as a guest student).
- Advising: As a guest student, you receive all advising from your home institution and are responsible for requesting a transcript of grades be sent to your home institution after courses are completed.
- Finances: OU will send an email to your OU email account when your tuition charges are ready to be viewed and paid via eBill. Remember, OU offers a summer payment plan so you can spread your tuition costs into smaller payments.
If you're admitted to a degree program at another accredited institution and wish to take courses at OU to transfer credit, you should apply as a graduate guest student. Please consult with your adviser at your home institution regarding the ability to transfer specific credits to your program.
Reminders:
- Enrollment for all guest students is limited to 12 credit hours
- Graduate guest students are typically admitted to OU for one semester only
Once you're admitted to OU as a guest student, you will need to register for classes and set up your accounts.
- University accounts: Be sure to activate your accounts, and check them regularly to access grades and transcripts, receive billing notifications and more.
- Registration: Once you set up your SAIL account, you can register for courses. If you receive an error message while registering, please contact the academic department offering the course. You can also contact the Office of the Registrar at (248) 370-3450 or [email protected]. Some courses may require specific prerequisites; a member of the department staff can verify that you meet the prerequisite and allow you to register.
- Advising: As a guest student, you receive all advising from your home institution and are responsible for requesting a transcript of grades be sent to your home institution after courses are completed.
- Finances: OU will send an email to your OU email account when your tuition charges are ready to be viewed and paid via eBill. Remember, OU offers a summer payment plan so you can spread your tuition costs into smaller payments.
Guest students, please contact: Undergraduate Admissions
371 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
(248) 370-3360
[email protected]