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2020-21 ACADEMIC CATALOG Oklahoma Baptist University Transforms Lives by Equipping Students with a Distinctively Christian Liberal Arts Education 2020-21 ACADEMIC CATALOG Oklahoma Baptist University transforms lives by equipping students with a distinctively Christian liberal arts education. For over 110 years, OBU’s students have gone into their world and made an eternal impact in their communities through the life-changing education we provide on Bison Hill. We hold a sacred trust between our students, faculty, and staff as we commit to learn and grow together to see the lordship of Jesus set on display in all of life. Our mission is our passion: as a Christian liberal arts university, OBU transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, to integrate your faith with all areas of knowledge, to engage a diverse world, and to live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ. Dr. Heath A. Thomas President MISSION STATEMENT As a Christian liberal arts university, Oklahoma Baptist University transforms lives by equipping students to pursue academic excellence, integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, engage a diverse world, and live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ. 1 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Academic Catalog 2020-21 General Information circumstances. Also, in the event of financial Correspondence on the topics listed below should exigency, the University is entitled to suspend all or be addressed to the following offices at part of its contractual obligations to the student. Oklahoma Baptist University The Academic Catalog is published annually by 500 W. University Oklahoma Baptist University. Shawnee, OK 74804 Accreditation and Membership Academic Affairs Accreditation is subject to periodic review and Provost reevaluation by the accrediting agency. A student College of Business: Dean may wish to ascertain the accreditation of specific College of Fine Arts: Dean degrees, programs, or courses of instruction at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies: Dean time of enrollment. College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Dean College of Nursing: Dean Oklahoma Baptist University is accredited by College of Science and Mathematics: Dean The Higher Learning Commission College of Theology and Ministry: Dean North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 2400 Residence Assignments Chicago, Illinois 60602, 312.263.0456 Residential Life Office Association of Collegiate Business General Schools and Programs Executive Offices Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Financial Assistance National Association of Schools of Music Student Financial Services Office Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Information for Prospective Students Admissions Office Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability Scholarships Admissions Office The University holds membership in American Association of Colleges for University Switchboard Teacher Education 405.275.2850 Association for Computing Machinery Oklahoma Baptist University complies with all Association of College Administration Professionals federal and state non-discrimination laws and Association of Independent Liberal Arts is an equal opportunity institution. However, Colleges for Teacher Education Oklahoma Baptist University reserves the right Consortium for Global Education to, and does, maintain student educational and Council for Christian Colleges and Universities behavioral standards and employment requirements Council for Higher Education Accreditation and standards based upon religious considerations Council for Advancement and Support of Education consistent with its role and mission. While this International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities MISSION STATEMENT catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication, all International Reading Association As a Christian liberal arts university, information, including statements of fees, academic National Association of College and University Business Officers Oklahoma Baptist University offerings and course descriptions, admission and graduation requirements, and rules of conduct is National Association of Independent transforms lives by equipping students to subject to change without notice or obligation. Colleges and Universities pursue academic excellence, Oklahoma Baptist University is not obligated to National Christian College Athletic Association fulfill its contractual agreements with the student Candidate for Membership in the National integrate faith with all areas of knowledge, in the event that the educational or operational Collegiate Athletic Association engage a diverse world, and processes of the University are disrupted due to Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities live worthy of the high calling of God in Christ. national strife, natural disaster, labor disputes, interruption of power supplies, or other such Society for Research in Child Development 2 Table of Contents Accreditation ........................................................................................1 The Geiger Center ....................................................................... 39 Table of Contents ............................................................................. 2-5 Bookstore .................................................................................... 39 Academic Calendar ...............................................................................6 Student Organizations for Co-Curricular Activities ...................... 40 Overview ........................................................................................ 7-13 Residence Halls and Living Accommodations .............................. 41 OBU in Summary ............................................................................... 7 General Regulations ..................................................................... 43 History ................................................................................................ 7 Student Educational Records ....................................................... 43 Mission Statement ............................................................................... 8 Purpose Statement .............................................................................. 8 Academic Information .................................................................. 45-59 Campus Setting and Facilities ........................................................ 9-11 Types of Degrees ............................................................................... 45 Campus Maps .............................................................................. 12-13 Degree Requirements ........................................................................ 46 Second Degree ............................................................................. 46 Admission to OBU ........................................................................ 14-43 Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science ........................................... 46 Admission .................................................................................... 14-20 Bachelor of Science in Education ................................................. 46 Admission to the University ........................................................ 14 Bachelor of Business Administration ............................................ 46 Admission Documents................................................................. 15 Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Student Health Service Record .................................................... 15 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Musical Arts ........................... 46 Recommended High School Curriculum ..................................... 15 Degree Components .................................................................... 46-47 Freshman Admission Requirements............................................. 15 Common Core............................................................................. 46 Freshmen Granted Conditional Admission .................................. 16 Physical Education Activities ....................................................... 46 Home-Schooled Student Admissions ........................................... 16 Flex Core..................................................................................... 46 Pursuits Program ......................................................................... 16 Area of Concentration/Major, Minor ............................................ 47 Graduates of Unaccredited High Schools ..................................... 16 Interdisciplinary Area of Concentration ....................................... 47 Transfer Student Admission Requirements .................................. 16 Teacher Education ....................................................................... 47-48 Transfer Credit Regulations ......................................................... 17 Degree and Graduation Check .......................................................... 48 International Students ................................................................. 18 Graduation Requirements ................................................................. 48 To Transfer to OBU ...................................................................... 18 Scholastic Standards .................................................................... 49-59 Approved English Translation Services ........................................ 19 Grades ........................................................................................
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