American Indian or Alaska Native | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment. |
Asian | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
Black or African American | A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. |
White | A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. |
SSN Disclosure: You are requested to provide voluntarily your social security number (SSN) to assist the University of Oregon and the Oregon University System (OUS) in developing, validating, or administering predictive tests; administering student aid programs; improving instruction; internal identification of student; collection of student debts or comparing student educational experiences with susequent work force experiences.
The UO and OUS will disclose your social security number only if the studies are conducted in a manner that does not permit personal identification of you by individuals other than representatives of the UO and OUS ( or the organization conducting the study for the OUS) and only if the information is destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes for which the study was conducted. By providing your social security number, you are consenting to the uses identified above. The request is made persuant to ORS 351.070 and 351.085. Provision of your social security number and consent to its use is not required and if you choose not to do so you will not be denied any right, benefit or privilege by law. You may revoke your consent for the use of your social security number at any time by writing to: Office of admissions,University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.
Hispanic or Latino -
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin regardless of race.