Oklahoma City University
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Oklahoma City University is a large urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown District. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a wide variety of degrees in the liberal arts and sciences disciplines. The university has more than 3,500 students, including undergraduate, graduate, and law.
OCU is the only Oklahoma institution listed in the top tier of the regional, master level university category by U.S. News and World Report magazine's "America's Best Colleges" issue.
OCU offers a wide selection of fine arts and theatre amenities. The university hosts many theatre, musical, and dance events for the community each year, including a Christmas event. The most recent addition to the campus of OCU is the world acclaimed Wanda L. Bass School of Music, in which guests can hear the Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra [link] perform the likes of Mozart and Beethoven and see La Boheme performed by the OCU Musical Theatre Company [link].
Academics
Colleges
- Petree College of Arts and Sciences
- Margaret E. Petree College of Performing Arts
- Meinders School of Business (the state's largest MBA program)
- School of Law (the state's largest)
- Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management (the only American Dance school in the U.S.)
- Wanda L. Bass School of Music
- Kramer School of Nursing
- Department of Theatre
- Wimberly School of Religion and Graduate Theological Center
Degrees Awarded
OCU offers more than sixty undergraduate majors, twelve graduate degrees, and the Prior Learning + University Studies (PLUS) program (for working adults to earn a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree}.
Undergraduate Majors
- Accounting
- Art
- * Graphic Art
- * Studio Art
- * Photography
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- BioPhysics
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Dance Management
- Dance Performance
- Economics
- Education
- * Early Childhood Education
- * Elementary Education
- * Secondary Education
- English
- Entertainment Business
- Exercise and Sports Science
- Finance
- History
- Humanities
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Mass Communications
- * Advertising
- * Broadcasting
- * Journalism
- Mathematics
- Modern Languages
- Music
- * Composition
- * Instrumental Performance
- * Music Business
- * Music Education
- * Musical Theater
- * Piano Pedagogy
- * Sacred Music
- * Vocal Education
- * Vocal Performance
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Professional Programs
- * Pre-Medicine
- * Pre-Law
- * Pre-Dental
- * Pre-Veterinary Medicine
- * Pre-Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
- * Pre-Athletic Training
- * Preparation for Seminary
- * Preparation for Graduate School
- * Pre-MBA
- * Pre-Pharmacy
- * Pre-Physician Associate
- * Pre-Optometry
- Psychology
- Recreational Leadership
- Religion
- * Religion and Philosophy
- * Religious Education
- * Youth Ministry
- Sociology
- Theatre
- * Technical Theatre
- * Theatre Performance
- Undecided (University Studies)
Graduate Programs
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
- Master of Arts in Performing Arts (M.A.)
- Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.)
- Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)
- Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Master of Criminal Justice Admin.(M.C.J.A.)
- Master of Education (M.Ed.)
- Master of Liberal Arts (M.L.A.)
- Master of Music (M.M.)
- Master of Religious Education (M.R.E.)
- Master of Science in Accounting (M.S.A.)
- Master of Science in Computer Science (M.S.)
- Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
Amenities and Activities
OCU sits in the heart of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area near the Oklahoma State Capitol complex and is only five minutes from the excitement of downtown Oklahoma City. The campus is amid historic and cosmopolitan inner-city neighborhoods including midtown, Asia District, Plaza District, the Paseo, Heritage Hills historical neighborhood, and the GLBT area (NW 39th Street and Pennsylvania Ave.).
Also nearby is the N. Western District, popular with the creative class, with its rapidly developing Asian District. Opportunities for cultural enrichment and entertainment activities also abound on the OCU campus, including concerts, play performances, operas, films, sporting events, and seminars by world-renowned speakers and business leaders. Previous guest speakers to OCU include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Nobel prize winner Elie Wiesel, poet Billy Collins, author Kurt Vonnegut, journalist Helen Thomas, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Notable Faculty
- Professor Florence Birdwell
- Dr. Edward Knight
- Dr. John Starkey
- Dr. Loyld Musselman
- Professor Larry Keller
- Dr. David Warren Herendeen
- Dr. Mark Davies
- Dr. Abigail Keegan
- Dr. Robin Meyers
- Dr. Jo Rowan
- Dr. Salwa Khoddam
- Dr. Harbour Winn
- Dr. Leo Werneke
- Dr. Terry Conley
- Dr. Klaus Rossberg
- Professor Kelly Stoner
- Dr. Dennis Arrow
Notable Alumni
- Kristin Chenoweth - 1999 Tony Award winning actress
- Jane Jayroe - Miss America 1967
- Susan Powell - Miss America 1981
- Shawntel Smith - Miss America 1996
External links
- [Official University Web Site]
- [Official OCU Baseball Web Site]
- [National Lawyers Guild - Oklahoma City University Law School chapter]
- [OCU Kappa Sigma Fraternity (Theta-Psi) Website]
- [OCU Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Website]
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