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The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, also known as USAO, was established as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls in the year 1908. It changed to its current name in 1974. The USAO is a public college of liberal arts, and is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The University offers major degrees in the fields of arts, science, and fine arts. Online courses are also available.
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has an active student life and maintains several clubs and organization for the overall development of the students. A few of these are American Sign Language Club, Zombie Survivalist Club, Drama Club, Inter-Tribal Heritage Club, and Art Club among others. USAO also hosts Honor Societies such as Alpha Lambda Delta, Beta Beta Beta, and Kappa Delta Pi.
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Campus Location17th Street and Grand Avenue
Chickasha, OK 73018-5322
USA
Main Tel: (405) 224-3140
Web Site The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities. |
University Of Science And Arts Of Oklahoma HighlightsWhere University Of Science And Arts Of Oklahoma stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, fine arts, and mathematics.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Part-time classes available
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 219 | 23 |
USAO StudentsThe student enrollment at USAO was 1,256 in 2007 (1,084 full-time equivalent). About 38% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 62% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. About 6% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 94% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 3,240 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 7,704 | | Room | $ 2,380 | | Board | $ 2,310 | | Books and supplies | $ 800 | | Other | $ 3,760 |
Financial Aid: USAO participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 32 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 14 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 12 |
Housing and MealsUSAO provides on-campus housing for 504 of its 1,084 (full-time) students (as of 2007). Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 15 meals weekly.
USAO AthleticsUSAO is in the Sooner Athletic Conference for major sports. USAO offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 6 male students received the aid (men were 32% of those receiving aid) and 13 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 68% of students receiving such aid) .
USAO Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 90% | | Women | 96% | | All | 94% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (3 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded) - Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
- Elementary Education and Teaching
FINE ARTS (10 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded) - American Indian/Native American Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- History
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
MATHEMATICS (4 awarded) MEDIA (9 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded) - Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MUSIC (4 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
SCIENCE (17 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Natural Sciences
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at USAO with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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