Enrollment Terms and Year:
This application is for the upcoming spring 2025 spring semester for the 2024-2025 school year. Deadline for spring 2025 registration is December 20, 2024.
Early Entry
This application is for students who are junior or senior high school students with a 2.00 GPA or higher (see Policy 80-200-1) wishing to take college courses. Early entry students must provide each of the items listed below before being admitted:
-Signed official copy of high school transcript with Student ID number listed
-Social Security Number
-Verification of Tribal Enrollment if the student is a tribal member of a Federally Recognized Tribe
-An early entry letter (must be typed and signed by high school principal or counselor).
-Early Entry students must complete the college readiness assessment and meet the 10.1 reading level.
New and Transfer-in Students
This application is for new entering freshman students who have never not attended a college or university after graduating from high school or passing the General Education Development test.
Transfer-In students are students who have attended another college or university. New and Transfer-in students who have never attended OLC must provide each of the items listed below before being admitted:
-Social Security Number
-Signed official copy of high school transcript or official General Education Development (GED) transcripts must be turned in to receive Financial Aid.
-Current South Dakota State Identification Card or Driver’s License or Tribal Identification Card (see policy 80-070)
-Verification of Tribal Enrollment if the student is a tribal member of a Federally Recognized Tribe
-College placement test
Returning Student
Returning students are former students of Oglala Lakota College who have not been enrolled for one semester or longer. Students returning after an academic suspension period do not need to reapply, but will need to provide residency documentation (see policy 80-070) Returning students seeking readmission to Oglala Lakota College must provide each of the items listed below before being admitted:
-Complete Admission Application with a declared major
-Official transcripts of additional work completed at any other college
-Current South Dakota State Identification Card or Driver’s License or Tribal Identification Card (see policy 80-070)
Non-Degree Seeking and Teacher Recertification Student
This application is for students who wish to enroll in one or more OLC courses, but are not pursuing a certificate or degree from OLC, and for certified teachers wishing to take classes at OLC for recertification or endorsement purposes.
80-070 SERVICE AREA RESIDENCY (POLICY)
Service Area Residency policy 80-070 has been developed to address the offering of distance education courses and programs. Students will be required to travel to attend face-to-face, hybrid, or a combination of classes as determined by the academic departments at their own expense. Students must be aware that not all classes will be offered through distance learning, nor are all programs approved as distance learning delivery.
For admissions purposes, residence means the place where a person has a permanent home. The student is expected to maintain residency for the duration of the period of enrollment.
Residency in Oglala Lakota College’s service area can be demonstrated by completing one of the following processes when applying for admission:
1. Providing a valid South Dakota or Nebraska driver’s license or identification card verifying residency within the service area.
2. Providing a current tribal identification card verifying residency within the service area. We understand that the address listed on the card is not verified by tribal enrollment offices. Two additional forms of documentation will be required, which can include
a U.S. Postal mail addressed to a student (utility bills, cell phone bills, etc.), check stubs or another form of employment verification with address listed, verification of state benefits with address listed, or an award letter for state benefits with address listed
3. Or for students without address, including those who are homeless or are moving and in-transit, contact the nearest college center to fill out an Affidavit of Residency