COMMUNITY AWAITS
YOUR PLACE IS HERE
RICH IN TRADITION, CHARGED WITH POSSIBILITIES
At OC, live out YOUR STORY, GOD’S PURPOSE. Make this time uniquely yours. Experience a rich campus life where opportunities to fill your social calendar are plentiful. With a diverse and rich campus culture emphasizing faith, service and community, OC is a place you will want to call home.
TAKE FLIGHT
Get to know the OC community virtually or in person. Tour the campus and get to know your potential department heads.
MOVE-IN DAY
Welcome to life at OC! Faculty, staff and 70% of OC’s student body will enthusiastically greet you to your new home-away-from-home.
EARN YOUR WINGS
You’ve officially moved in. Now, it’s time to Earn Your Wings! Meet your classmates and explore the campus and the city during orientation week.
FIRST WEEK FOLLIES
Your first week of college is over. Take a break. Sit back and relax as your professors and the OC staff entertain you with a variety show you won’t want to miss.
RUSH FRESHMAN!
Join a social club sophomore year; but, in the meantime, Rush Freshman! to participate in year-long sporting events and dress up for the fall and end-of-year banquets.
FRESHMAN FANFARE | FAMILY WEEKEND
Now that you’ve settled into campus life, it’s time to get the show on the stage! Coinciding with our OC Family Weekend and open to family, friends and the community, Freshman Fanfare allows you to share your talents by participating in the Spring Sing-like production.
INTRAMURALS
Former athlete or not, you’re welcome to participate in intramurals throughout the year. Stretch those muscles and join your peers on the court or field for some friendly competition.
HOMECOMING
Each November, we invite faculty, staff, students, alumni and community to join us for spirited Homecoming events.
LIGHTING OF THE COMMONS
‘Tis the season for faith, family and fellowship. Celebrate the holidays with OC’s light display, Christmas market and visits with Santa.
SPRING RUSH
Spring semester arrives. With it, comes a multitude of social club activities to attend. After all, the anticipation of rushing a club lurks just around the corner.
SPRING SING
Where tradition abounds and legends are born, Spring Sing invigorates the campus. Whether a freshman or a club member, no one is safe from this stage production of exciting lyrics, routines and costumes.
STUDY ABROAD
Learn through experience and exploration. Following your freshman year, choose to explore Asia during the summer or spend a fall semester in Vienna. Remove all boundaries and let OC travel the world with you!
EXPLORE OKLAHOMA CITY
As you gaze out upon the Oklahoma City skyline from the OC campus, picture yourself immersed in Oklahoma’s largest city, where entrepreneurs flourish and trendy restaurants beckon you to enter. Simultaneously cultured and quaint, Oklahoma City provides ample to see, do and experience.
From wildlife-filled hikes to buzzer-beater Thunder games, you’ll have the chance to enjoy whatever activities speak to your soul.
Here are a few favorites:
THE PASEO DISTRICT: Do you have a palette for authentic, unique cuisine? The Paseo offers several delicious restaurants for you to choose from. Do you love a good art festival? The Paseo is the place to go.
DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY: From the Myriad Botanical Gardens and the Paycom Center to Scissortail Park and the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City provides a variety of activities all within walking distance of one another.
WICHITA MOUNTAINS: Just a short jaunt from the bustling city, explore the great outdoors and experience the unique terrain and wildlife Oklahoma boasts while driving through or hiking one of the many trails of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
OC provides ample opportunities to gain the knowledge and experience needed to launch a successful career in a city Forbes ranks as No. 2 in the U.S. for young professionals. Year after year, over 100 employers line up to attend the on-campus career fair as business professionals eagerly seek out OC students for employment. OC will not only assist you in lining up interviews and internships we will also play an integral part in helping you build essential personal connections.
We want you at OC. Our vibrant campus community celebrates faith, service and togetherness, and we’re confident you’ll thrive and make an impact here.
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MEET YOUR DEAN OF STUDENTS
Oklahoma Christian University has been a blessing to so many people through the years. The learning, the friendships and the greater understanding of God’s plan for each person has helped define our time on this campus.
We are honored that you are considering OC, and we want you to know that we look forward to you visiting campus and choosing to learn and grow with us here.
In the coming days and weeks, you will have a lot of decisions to make As you consider those decisions, we invite you to ask questions of us, visit the campus and meet our students to better see how you can grow and succeed here.
Please know that as a campus we will be praying for you and your family during this time. We believe that of all the learning that takes place in the classroom and out, the greatest blessing on this campus is being able to see and feel God’s will in our lives. That is what we pray for you as well.
As you make your university decisions in the weeks to come, feel free to reach out to your Admissions specialist or any of us in the Student Life office. We will do whatever we can to help you.
Many blessings to you as you make this decision,
Neil Arter Dean of Students
