Oklahoma Christian University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Oklahoma Christian University, also known as OC, is a private, coeducational university located in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. The university campus occupies an area of 200 acres. OC offers various degree programs in diverse areas of study. OC is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Biblical Studies
• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Professional Studies
• Cascade College

Oklahoma Christian University sponsors several clubs and organizations. These include Alpha Gamma Omega, Beta Beta Sigma, Chi Lambda Phi, Delta Gamma Sigma, Delta Tau Omega, Gamma Rho, Iota Kappa Phi, and Lambda Chi Zeta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, religion and philosophy, and architecture and planning.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,166 in 2009-2010 (2,070 full-time equivalent).

About 53% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 47% of the class.

Undergrads are 84% of enrolled students and graduate students are 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Oklahoma Christian University provides on-campus housing for 1,665 of its 2,070 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Sooner Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 56 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 31 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Oklahoma Christian University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (10 awarded)

• Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (111 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (27 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family Systems
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

LAW (0 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (14 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (16 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Religious Education
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

• Psychology