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Tour the University of Oklahoma

To find out about tours of the University of Oklahoma, visit the university's admissions pages.

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Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural, economic and health-care needs of the state, region and nation. OU enrolls more than 30,000 students and has 20 colleges offering 163 majors at the baccalaureate level, 166 majors at the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level, 27 majors at the doctoral-professional level and 26 graduate certificates.

OU has the academically highest-ranked student body at a public university in Oklahoma history, and the Princeton Review ranks OU in the top-10 public universities in the nation in terms of academic excellence and affordability.

Sam Noble Museum

OU is home to one of the two largest natural history museums in the world associated with a university. The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has more than 7 million artifacts and contains 195,000 square feet on 40 acres of land. The museum exhibits include the largest Apatosaurus on display in the world and the oldest work of art ever found in North America — a lightning bolt painted on an extinct bison skull.

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s collections total more than 10,000 works of art, including OU’s Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionism, one of the most impressive gifts of art ever given to a U.S. public university. The museum also shares the Eugene B. Adkins Collection, one of the most important private collections in the nation of works by the Taos artists, as well as Native American works of art, with the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa. Additional collections have further strengthened the museum’s holdings in the areas of Native American and Southwest art.

National Weather Center

Experience the forces of nature to go behind the scenes and see the  newest technology in action at the National Weather Center, where more  than 550 scientists, meteorologists, climatologists, students and staff  from The University of Oklahoma and multiple federal and state agencies  work together to improve the understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere and severe weather events.

Tours are available at 1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and  last approximately 45 minutes. All tours require a reservation. Call to  schedule a tour at least two weeks in advance.  All visitors must pass security to enter the facility.

Historic Campus

Guided tours of the historic, park-like campus can be scheduled through the OU Visitor Center, or if you’re the adventurous type, you can take self-guided tour with a brochure highlighting points of interest.

Four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Bizzell Library, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, Casa Blanca (formerly the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house) and the Boyd House – the official residence of the university president.

OU’s 19 varsity sports teams comprise one of the most storied athletic programs in the country. View the team schedules on our calendar, and learn about the Sooners’ proud sports traditions at the Barry Switzer Center, Legacy Court and Heisman Park – all located on OU’s campus.

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Visit Oklahoma City University

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We are so pleased you are interested in Oklahoma City University! A campus visit is the best way to decide if our personal approach to learning is the right fit for you. We welcome prospective students and their families to visit campus year-round. Some dates and visit activities are limited due to holidays and campus events.

Undergraduate in-person campus visit

Each visit session starts with a campus tour with an OCU student to help you get a sense of campus life and our unique learning environment. An information session follows with an admissions counselor presenting information on OCU. With at least three days advanced notice, pending availability, we can schedule times for you to sit in on a class and/or meet a professor.

Advanced notice is required!

Explore OCU virtually

Take part in a series of interactive 360-degree views of our campus buildings and landmarks.

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Graduate Students

We offer campus tours on a case-by-case basis depending on your program, needs, and our availability. 

To schedule a visit, please email [email protected] with your contact information, preferred date and time to visit, and your program of interest. We will contact you to set up your visit.

If you are not a United States citizen or Permanent Resident, contact the International Admissions Office at [email protected] or (405) 208-5358 to set up a visit.

Contact OCU Visitor Relations:

Email: [email protected]

Toll Free: 800-633-7242, ext. 3

Local: 405-208-5345

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Chapel & Fine Arts Center

The first building you’ll see entering campus is home to our Admissions Office . Students come together to worship in chapel twice a week. We hear from engaging speakers and take part in student-led worship.

Did You Know?

• This is the largest building on our campus, front and center as you enter OKWU.
• Lyon Hall is the largest classroom on campus, and often finds use as a student event venue.
• If you play an instrument, you can find private practice rooms on the first floor of the chapel building. It’s a great place to build your skills!

Keating Center

The Keating Center is home to our Chesapeake Energy School of Business (we’re ranked as the #2 best college in Oklahoma for business majors by Zippia !). It also houses our award-winning Digital Cinema & Communication Arts programs, along with our rapidly growing Criminal Justice program. A hub for our students with entrepreneurial spirits and creative minds, the Keating Center is where new ideas and fresh perspectives come to life. Interested in educational travel? Enjoy photography and cinema? It all begins here!

Behind the Scenes:

• Our business professors are professionals-turned-educators. This means they bring real-world experience, hands-on internships, and personal networks into their classrooms.
• Want to see what our Digital Cinema & Graphic Design majors are up to? You can watch some of their short films, episodes of our campus tv show, and other new projects. Check it out here !

Campbell Science Building

The Campbell Science Building is home to our School of Health and Sciences , which includes our Nursing , Exercise Science , Science , and Mathematics majors. All the latest and greatest technology on campus is here. Whether you’re studying the fine and precise arts of medicine, mixing together random chemicals with crossed fingers, or soldering together the pieces of your newest creation, the Campbell Science Building is all about having hands-on experience. Here, our students quickly learn the importance of incorporating their faith into their vocation.

Side Effects May Include:

• Committed Professors. Our faculty take pride in getting to know their students beyond the classroom, helping them grow spiritually, academically and personally.
• Disaster Simulations. Every year, our School of Nursing creates a novel simulated emergency. As a student, try not to draw the short straw or you might end up with the exciting role of “Body #3.”

Drake Library

Located in the center of campus, the Drake Library is home to the School of Education and Humanities , as well as our Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). Here, you will often see students working together in private study rooms, checking out research books, or watching episodes of their favorite TV shows in one of our comfortable lounge areas.

What is the Academic Center for Excellence?

Commonly referred to as the “ACE”, this is where students come to get free tutoring from professors and grad students. It’s one of the most used services on we provide on campus. We’ve learned that by taking your essay to the ACE Center it will increase your grade, on average, by 3%!

Mueller Sports Center & Roberts Fitness Annex

The Mueller Sports Center & Roberts Fitness Annex (MSC) is home to our nationally recognized athletic teams, coaches’ offices, and our student workout facilities. Whether you’re attending a game, working out with your team, participating in intramurals, or trying to stay healthy in college, we have a little something for everyone here in the MSC. You can feel the energy in this building as soon as you enter! Be sure to be here on game-day, as our passionate students cheer on their Eagles.

What sports teams does OKWU compete in?

• We have 19 Athletic Teams that compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as members of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
• Interested in becoming a student athlete? Email us: [email protected] & check out our athletics website.

Carriage House & Outdoor Sports Courts

A hot spot on campus for recreation and activities, the Carriage House is home to our game room, campus security office, a fire pit, and outdoor sports courts. Indoors, you’ll find intense games of pool, ping-pong, and all sorts of video games. Outside, our students love to compete in sand volleyball and basketball tournaments, as well as cook s’mores and listen to students play music around our fire pit.

How We Keep You Safe:

Our biggest priority is our students, and we want to make sure you always feel safe on campus. Here at OKWU, we have 24/7 campus security that is always available and on call. For more information, check out our Campus Safety Page.

The La Quinta Mansion

The oldest building on our campus, the La Quinta Mansion is home to our Administrative Staff and the School of Ministry and Christian Thought . Students love to study in H.V. Foster’s old office and attend events held by our Student Development staff , like banquets and game nights. Moving outside, the rose garden and south garden serve as great places to do morning devotions.  Be on the lookout for secret doors and tunnels as you explore this historic building.

Fun Facts About the La Quinta Mansion:

• It was constructed in 1932 for the oilman H.V. Foster.
• Widely recognized as an important historic landmark, it contains 32 rooms, 14 bathrooms, and 7 fireplaces.

To learn more about the La Quinta Mansion, check out our website !

Residential Life

We have an intentional approach to Residential Life here at OKWU. We have multiple layouts for both men’s and women’s dorms, ranging from community-style, suite-style and quad-style. Our returning students have the ability to choose the style that they prefer. Built with community in mind, students have easy access to common areas, such as dorm lobbies, where they can host movie nights and participate in dorm wars and the other fun floor activities planned by Resident Assistants (RA). We have RA’s located on every floor, and they serve as key people to help students get involved on campus. All of our dorms come with free laundry facilities, and some of them even include kitchens.

Check out all of our different dorms!

Haltom Campus Center

Hungry? The Haltom Campus Center is home to our newly-renovated cafeteria, Doc Lacy’s, the bookstore, and the mail room. Our students choose from multiple dining options, including a home cooked approach to buffet-style eating. For you picky eaters, there’s always pizza and subs!

Need a Coffee Break? Head to Doc Lacy’s!

Our campus coffee house, Doc Lacy’s, outsources their coffee from one of Bartlesville’s best local coffee shops. But coffee isn’t all they do! They have a diverse selection of smoothies, teas, and other beverages. Grab a drink and a board game; it’s a great place to hang out with friends!

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The moves to make for late-seeded winter wheat.

In some years, you may not be able to seed winter wheat at the optimum time (Figure 1) for top yields due to weather, number of acres, equipment problems, or waiting until harvest of the previous crop. However, seed the fields or part of fields that are subject to wind erosion as soon as possible to the recommended seeding dates.

Winter wheat seeded late can result in higher winter wheat yields than winter wheat seeded earlier, especially when compared with winter wheat planted much before the suggested dates (Table 1). This yield increase can be attributed to reduced disease and insect problems and the use of extra soil water and fertility used in the fall.

Here's an example regarding how diseases and early seeding with winter wheat may affect winter wheat yields:

A winter wheat variety test plot was next to a farmer’s winter wheat field with the farmer’s selected variety. The farmer seeded on Sept. 9 and the winter wheat field was lost because of the disease wheat streak mosaic, while the same winter wheat variety seeded only 10 days later in the variety test plot yielded well.

If you're going to be seeding wheat late, you can increase your chance of success by making these moves:

• Use narrow row spacings . For winter wheat, when seeding after the recommended date, narrow row spacings of five to eight inches are preferred over wider spacings of 10-15 inches. If you use a wider spacing, such as with a 15-inch seeder, consider seeding twice, with the second pass at a slight angle to the first. Use one-half the seeding rate each time. This will only work with disc drills; hoe drills move soil and would bury much of the seed from the first pass. Always seek to keep previous crop residues and roots anchored in fields to reduce biomass movement off fields into road ditches with strong wind events.
• Apply phosphorus with the seed. When seeding winter wheat late, phosphorus placed with the seed helps improve yield (Figure 2). Use 20lbs. phosphorus where none is called for by soil tests and increase other phosphorus rates which are over 20lbs. by 20% for late-seeded winter wheat.

The normal superphosphates and ammonium phosphates generally have a negligible effect on winter wheat stands because of the low salt content of phosphorus fertilizers compared to nitrogen fertilizer, the low concentration associated with narrow rows (five to 12 inches), and the generally high rates of seed used. The seeding mechanism for applying phosphorus fertilizer with the seed is not critical unless the producer applies additional nitrogen at the same time. Do not apply over 15-20lbs. of nitrogen per acre with the seed. Also, do not use 12-0-0-26.

If equipment is not available to place fertilizer in the seed furrow, 11-52-0 or 18-46-0 can be mixed with the winter wheat seed. A good mix is important, and fertilizer dealers can usually do this for you. I prefer to use 11-52-0 with its lower nitrogen content. With this method, check to see if you are satisfied with the mix by test drilling on top of the ground so you can observe how well the winter wheat seed and fertilizer are mixed. Be aware that with this method, the fertilizer may cause more wear to the drill. Also, fertilizers can absorb water, so take precautions against this.

• Use certified treated seed to increase seeding success. The seed treatments need to thoroughly coat the seeds to give good results and should be applied with quality seed-treating equipment.

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The University of Oklahoma

There’s only one.

The University of Oklahoma's $2.1 billion enterprise represents one of Oklahoma's greatest assets. Our impact is changing the lives of all Oklahomans, through scholarship, research and more.

• 30,000+ enrolled students representing 50 states, 76 Oklahoma counties, and 125+ countries
• 1,400+ research awards totaling $386 million
• 80% of Oklahoma’s Healthcare professionals are OU graduates
• #1 in the Country for Aviation and Atmospheric Science & Meteorology

Download the full Impact Map to learn more about OU's significant contributions statewide (pdf) .

THERE’S GREATNESS AHEAD OF YOU

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For over 131 years, the University of Oklahoma continues to stand apart as a beacon of diverse thinking and unbound exploration. By channeling the strengths of the many, here one is empowered to work in any way, become anything, and arrive anywhere.

31,000+ Students

$416.6m research expenditures, 170+ academic programs, endless possibilities.

When you merge tremendous effort with humility, then infuse that with a healthy dose of resilience, the potential to make an impact is limitless.

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Two faculty members are currently the only University of Oklahoma researchers to be globally ranked among the top 10 Social Sciences scholars based on data from the past five years gathered by ScholarGPS.

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Xuguang Wang Receives American Meteorological Society Earth System Predictability Prize

Groundbreaking Quantum Algorithm Developed by OU Professor Adopted by Google and IBM

The University of Oklahoma is a comprehensive research university, located on three campuses in Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. OU is designated by the Carnegie Foundation as a Highest Research Activity institution, placing it in the highest tier of comprehensive research universities in the nation.

125+ Countries Represented

400+ student organizations, campus life & community.

With over 400 organizations and events to explore, it’s an unrivaled chance to expand your world. At the University of Oklahoma, you have innumerable resources, as well as a shared determination of 30,000 others, to find your calling. Our nationally ranked athletics program, while an anchor of the university, is another outstanding facet of a vibrant campus life. 

OUR CAMPUSES

Woven seamlessly, and proudly, into the essence of Oklahoma, each of our campuses are centers of innovation and educational excellence. And what sustains this level of achievement is grit and dogged determination. 

The University of Oklahoma in Norman is the flagship university and research institution for the state of Oklahoma.

The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa offers a wide range of 30+ undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctorate level degrees.

Health Sciences

The University of Oklahoma’s Health Sciences boasts one of the few comprehensive academic campuses in the nation.

OU Online offers high-quality, affordable, professional undergraduate and graduate programs that are committed to maintaining excellence in an online format.

The Sooner State is elevated by its populous attitude, where opportunity is supported by a nurturing, spirited, and driven community. In the city of Norman, located 30 minutes south of Oklahoma City, our flagship university flourishes. It’s a vibrant, progressive college town, merged with a diverse, business-forward culture.

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