Eligibility
There are two levels of alumni affiliation – full and associate. Your affiliation will determine whether or not you are eligible for an Oxford Alumni Card and other benefits.
Information about which courses require matriculation
Alumni status
- Matriculated undergraduate and postgraduate students (awarded automatically upon expiry of the University card).
Associate Status
- Non-matriculated students who have completed a single accredited course, lasting for at least 12 weeks through the Department for Continuing Education *Please note the completion of several short courses amounting to 12 weeks would not entitle an individual to Associate status
- Non-matriculated students who have completed a certificate or diploma through the Faculty of Theology
- Anybody who has conducted research or engaged in teaching for the University for at least one academic year
- Current members of Congregation
- University-recognised Recognised Students or Visiting Students
- Anybody who has completed an Open Programme Executive Education Course of consecutive 4-days or more on campus at the Saïd Business School.
- Non-matriculated students who read for Oxford University courses at Westminster College or Lady Spencer Churchill College. * Please note that alumni may be asked to provide evidence such as a degree/diploma certificate, before Associate status is granted.
- Non-matriculated students who read for Oxford University courses at Ripon College Cuddeson. * Please note that alumni may be asked to provide evidence such as a degree/diploma certificate, before Associate status is granted
 
Not eligible for alumni/associate status
We regret that students of the following institutions are not eligible at any level:
- Ruskin College
- Plater College
- Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
 
Benefits of membership
The following table illustrates the benefits and services available to the different types of membership.
|  | Full membership | Associate membership | 
| Oxford Alumni Card | Y | Y | 
| Careers advice and related benefits | Y | N | 
| Events | Y (all) | Y (selected) | 
| Oxford Today magazine in print | Y | N | 
| Oxford Today magazine online | Y | Y | 
| A copy of OT Extra, our monthly email bulletin | Y | Y | 
| Oxford Travel Programme | Y | Y | 
| Email Forwarding account | Y | N | 
| Participate in branch/network activity | Y (all) | Y (selected) | 
| Access JSTOR | Y | N | 
| Alumni directory | Y | N |