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Admission Process

All applicants seeking admissions to Oglala Lakota College must send each items listed below BEFORE you will be admitted:

  1. Complete Admission Application form listed below with your stated major or degree.
  2. Furnish a copy of your high school transcript, or certification of high school equivalency (GED Diploma) MANDATORY. A student with a Bachelor's Degree or higher will be required to submit documentation verifying the degree awarded. If you do not have copies of your High School Transcripts or GED Transcripts, fill out the form below and send them to the office or organization so they can release it to us.
  3. Transfer students must send official college transcripts.
  4. Furnish Verification of Tribal Enrollment if the student is a tribal member of a Federally Recognized Tribe.
  5. Furnish proof Tribal Lineage if one or more of your parents are tribal members. This is done by filling out the lineage form listed and providing a copy of your birth certificate to the enrollment office. The tribal enrollment office certifies at the bottom that the information is correct and the form and birth certificate are submitted to the Registrar's Office.

Any student falsifying information is subject to being dropped from all classes.

Admission Application Form

Send completed application to the Registrar:

Contact Information
Leslie Mesteth
Registrar
Work: (605)455-6033
Fax: (605)455-2226
Email: lmesteth@olc.edu

Release of High School Transcript Form
Release of Certified Degree of Indian Blood Form
GED Request Form
Lineage Form

Early Entry

Oglala Lakota College provides opportunity for high school students to achieve college credit under a specific criterion called Early Entry. This program is offered to senior and junior students who carry a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better that would like to enroll into college core classes. Tuition and fees are waived through OLC although the student is responsible for purchasing their own books.

A. A high school student wishing to enroll at Oglala Lakota College must submit a statement from their high school Principal or Counselor that the student:

  1. Has a G.P.A. of 2.00 or above (a copy of the High school transcript will need to be attached for documented proof).
  2. Is prepared for College level work. The statement should also mention that the high school is aware of and approves of the student enrolling in College courses.

B. Courses

  1. High school students will be allowed to choose from regular courses scheduled during that semester.
  2. A college counselor, in consultation with high school personnel.
  3. Course selection should relate to a students high school preparation, interests and career goals.

C. Registration

  1. The student will be allowed to register for no more than 7 credit hours per semester. This allows an early entry student to obtain up to 28 credits maximum.
  2. Registration will be on special basis and no credit will be granted until proof of high school graduation is presented.

D. Financial Aid

  1. High school students cannot receive regular financial aid but the College will waive tuition, registration fees, lab fees and activity fees for students who would otherwise be eligible for financial aid.
  2. Book costs cannot be waived. The student must make arrangements for payment before receiving books.
  3. Students who do not meet financial aid eligibility criteria will be liable for all costs.
  4. Students must have eligibility determined before credit is given; therefore financial aid packets must be submitted at the appropriate time.

E. Records

  1. Records will be maintained in the Registrars Office and at the appropriate Center in a special file under Early Entry and the Registration Card will be clearly marked as such.
  2. Separate records will insure that high school students are not confused with regular students and that both the student and the College meet all commitments.

F. Support

  1. Counselors should take special notice of Entry Entry students and maintain contact with them and the appropriate high school personnel.

G. Independent Study

  1. Under no circumstances will high school students be allowed to enroll in independent study.

H. Other Policy

  1. All other College policies applicable to regular college students will apply to high school enrollees.

Registration for course

Registration is held at each one of the eleven district college centers throughout the Pine Ridge Reservation, the Cheyenne River Reservation, and at the Rapid City Extension. There is general registration for one week at each local district center, the Cheyenne River Reservation and the Rapic City Extension and pre-registration beginning in May and November for the fall and spring semesters. One week after registration will be the week for processing records.

To be considered for online registration the applicant must supply the counselor with certified copies of degree of Indian blood, high school transcripts and college transcripts. Applicants who have a GED certificate must submit a copy of their certificate. Once these documents are received by the Registrar's Office the student shall be assigned an ID and password that they use at the following website http://exweb.olc.edu/ics in order to register for classes.

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