Transfer Fair planned to help students explore options
WHAT: Transfer Fair
WHEN: From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Outside the Communications Lab
DETAILS: Call Sara McElroy at 405-682-7567
Transfer Fair participants
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
Southwestern Oklahoma State
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Christian University
University of Tulsa
Oklahoma Christian University
DeVry University
University of Central Oklahoma-ROTC
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Phoenix
OU-College of Liberal Studies
St. Gregory’s University
Rogers State University
University of Maryland University College
Southern Nazarene University
University of North Texas
Southern Nazarene University
Cameron University
Grand Canyon University
Southwestern College Professional Studies
Mid-American Christian University
Newman University
Bishal Malla
Staff Writer
smcelroy@occc.edu
Like many of his fellow students, history major Lance Bynum is unsure where he will transfer after he finishes his associate degree at OCCC.
It is with students like Bynum in mind that OCCC hosts a Transfer Fair each semester, so students can explore their options, said Sara McElroy, Transfer and Academic Advising coordinator.
Representatives from colleges and universities in the state and region come to recruit prospective transfer students, McElroy said.
The next fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Main Building.
The event will give students more information to choose the right university after they complete their associate degree, McElroy said.
“It helps students by giving them different options,” she said.
Bynum said he will attend the Transfer Fair and look at universities in Oklahoma.
The 25-year-old freshman said three schools are at the top of his list: the University of Oklahoma, University of Central Oklahoma or Oklahoma State University.
Scholarship opportunities are the main thing Bynum said he will be looking forward to learning about during the fair.
He said the Transfer Fair will help him to choose the right university. Bynum believes the fair will help students learn more about their choices.
“It can help students decide whether they want to proceed in the same major or take a different one,” he said.
The Transfer Fair will give students more knowledge about degree programs, admission requirements and financial aid at various universities, McElroy said.
The fair will be held in the hallway outside the Communications Lab where lots of students pass each day. So she expects a good number of participants to attend.
“I would expect to see at least 300 students walking through but probably well over that the amount.”
Kristen Garcia, fine arts major, said she was excited to hear about the Transfer Fair.
Garcia said she will attend the fair to check out OU, where she plans to transfer.
Garcia, a 19-year-old freshman, said she will be looking for information about courses, financial aid and the opportunity to study abroad.
For more information about the Transfer Fair, contact McElroy at 405-682-7567, or by e-mail at .
