The University

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The University of Oklahoma
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The University of Oklahoma
Established in 1890
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The University of Oklahoma

• OU is truly a great university. It is becoming
  a pacesetter for public higher education in the
  U.S. We must no longer keep the universitys
  excellence a secret! Its time for us to let
  others know about the strengths of our university
  and our determination to make it even better.
• David L. Boren, President

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The University of Oklahoma

• Advanced Programs is committed to providing our
  students with the flexibility that allows them to
  pursue an education during any stage of their
  life or career.
• This flexibility is accomplished through
  partnerships formed among OUs College of
  Continuing Education, College of Liberal Studies,
  and Center for Independent Distance Learning,
  as well as with
• Cameron University.

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College of Continuing Education

• One of 11 Kellogg Foundation-funded,
  university-based residential conference centers
  in the world

• 2,000 courses and activities offered to more
  than 150,000 non-traditional learners in Oklahoma
  and world-wide

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College of Liberal Studies

• Offers interdisciplinary degrees focusing on
• the humanities, social sciences, and natural
  sciences.
• 100 online degrees available
• Bachelor of Liberal Studies with Administrative
  Leadership Concentration
• Master of Liberal Studies with Administrative
  Leadership Concentration

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Center for Independent Distance Learning

• OU Independent Learning High School
• Allows students to complete requirements both
  online and through correspondence courses.
• Program is fully accredited by the Commission on
  International Transregional Accreditation.
• Graduates earn high school diploma from OU.

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Center for Independent Distance Learning

• Other programs include
• Online, correspondence, and video courses offered
  in 40 academic disciplines.
• Telecourses broadcast on cable and public
  television.
• Testing to earn advanced standing and college
  credit.

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Advanced Programs

• Established in 1964
• to bring OU programs to the military
• Offers graduate degrees in 14 disciplines,
  Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree, and High
  School diploma
• Pioneered the intensive course format

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Advanced Programs
44 Sites World-Wide
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Advanced Programs

• Examples
• Fort Sill, Oklahoma
• Nellis, Nevada
• Offutt, Nebraska
• Hurlburt Field, FL
• Washington, DC
• Ramstein, Germany
• Rota, Spain
• Naples, Italy
• Yokosuka, Japan
• Osan, Korea

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Advanced Programs

• Programs Offered
• High School Diploma
• Bachelor of Liberal Studies with an
• Administrative Leadership Concentration (100
  Online)
• Master of Liberal Studies with an
• Administrative Leadership Concentration (100
  Online)
• Master of Human Relations

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Advanced Programs

• Master of Human Relations in Community Services
• Master of Human Relations in
• Human Resource Development
• Master of Public Administration
• M.A. in Communication
• M.A. in Managerial Economics
• M.A. in International Relations

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Advanced Programs

• M.Ed. in Administration, Curriculum
  Supervision
• M.Ed. in Adult Higher Education
• M.Ed. in Teacher Education
• M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education
• (through Cameron University)
• Master of Business Administration
• (through Cameron University)
• Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership

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Advanced Programs

• Bachelor of Liberal Studies with an
• Administrative Leadership Concentration
• Offered 100 online.
• Forty-two credit hour degree completion program
  available.
• Students complete the upper division program in
  18 months.

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Advanced Programs

• Bachelor of Liberal Studies with an
• Administrative Leadership Concentration
• Students may begin with any number of earned
  hours (0-84)
• and utilize College of Liberal Studies online
  electives to meet
• lower division requirements.
• Degree requires a total of 126 credit hours.
• Program enables students to move directly into
  a graduate
• degree program.

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Advanced Programs

• Master of Liberal Studies with an
• Administrative Leadership Concentration
• Offered 100 online.
• Degree requires a total of 32 credit hours.
• Can be completed in two years.

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Advanced Programs

• Master of Human Relations
• in Human Resource Development
• Provides an interdisciplinary approach to the
  study of human
• relationships within the context of
  organizations.
• Major emphasis is applying theory to practice
  in order to
• maximize utilization of human resources.
• Degree requires a total of 36 credit hours.

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Advanced Programs

• Master of Arts in International Relations
• Provides a broad understanding of world affairs
  from a
• variety of perspectives political, social,
  economic, historical,
• geographical, and philosophical.
• Program can be tailored to meet individual
  interests and
• needs by selection of specific courses.
• Degree requires a total of 32 credit hours.

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Advanced Programs

• Intensive Course Format
• Earn two credit hours for each one-week class
  meeting.
• Enroll 30 days prior to class meeting.
• Download syllabus, order textbooks online, and
  complete
• pre-class assignments with support from
  professor.
• Attend on-site class for six or seven
  consecutive days to
• complete course requirements.

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Advanced Programs

• Companion Directed Reading
• Opportunity to earn an additional credit hour
  for each
• one-week class.
• Enroll up to three days after first class
  meeting.
• Complete additional independent study
  assignment
• within 30 days after last class meeting.

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Advanced Programs

• Intensive format allows students to
• work full-time while earning their degrees.
• schedule classes around military exercises and
  personal events.
• prepare pre- and post-class assignments at
  their own pace,
• anytime, anywhere. Flexibility is
  guaranteed!
• focus their attention on one subject at a time.
• complete their degree in approximately 18
  months.

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Advanced Programs

• Intensive format allows Advanced Programs to
• offer military students same classes conducted
  on
• Universitys main campus.
• send main campus professors, who are recognized
  
• experts in their field, to teach on-site.
• run multiple programs at each site.

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Advanced Programs
Advanced Programs sends professors from main
campus to teach at military installations around
the world. Our professors hold doctoral
degrees and are leading academicians and
researchers in their respective fields of
expertise. Military students can be confident
they are receiving a quality education!
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Advanced Programs

• Military-Friendly Policies
• No admission deadlines to beat.
• No entrance exams required for admission.
• Accept undergraduate degrees from all
  disciplines.
• Provisional admission allows students to enroll
  
• before transcripts are submitted.

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Advanced Programs

• Continuous, open enrollment up to 30 days
  before classes
• meet.
• Online enrollment allows students to enroll
  anytime,
• anywhere.
• Credit hours listed as resident credit.
• No distinction between classes taken on/off
  main
• campus.

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Advanced Programs

• Graduates receive same diploma as students on
• main campus.
• Tuition assistance and VA benefits welcome.
• Equitable tuition rates.
• Withdrawal policies considerate of military
• requirements.

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Advanced Programs

• Local site representatives provide one stop
• shopping.
• Professional academic counselors on main campus
  
• available to military students via email and
  phone.
• Students allowed up to five years to complete
  
• their degrees.

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Advanced Programs
Up to 50 of a degree may be earned through
online classes, independent study projects, and
internships which can be completed anytime,
anywhere.
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Advanced Programs

• The University of Oklahoma Library
• Available to all Advanced Programs students.
• Allows students to electronically access
  collections
• anytime, anywhere.
• Articles delivered via email and books shipped
  to
• students throughout the world.

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Advanced Programs
The University of Oklahoma boasts the largest
library in the state of Oklahoma!
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Advanced Programs
Accreditation of the University The University
of Oklahoma is accredited by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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Advanced Programs

• Advanced Programs
• and Cameron University
• Formed partnership to bring military members two
• sought after degrees
• Master of Business Administration
• M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education

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Advanced Programs
In spring of 2002, the two universities united
with the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver the Cameron
University MBA program via Marine Corps Satellite
Education Network (MCSEN).
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Advanced Programs

• East Coast Marine Corps MBA Sites
• Quantico, VA Cherry Point, NC
• Henderson Hall, VA Parris Island, SC
• Washington, DC Navy Yard Beaufort, SC
• Camp Lejeune, NC Albany, GA
• New River, NC

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Advanced Programs

• West Coast Marine Corps
• MBA Sites
• Camp Pendleton, CA
• Barstow, CA
• 29 Palms, CA
• Miramar, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Yuma, AZ

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Advanced Programs

• Pacific Marine Corps
• MBA Sites
• Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
• Iwakuni, Japan
• Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

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Advanced Programs
Accreditation of the University Cameron
University is accredited by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,
Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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Advanced Programs

• Why choose Advanced Programs?
• Almost 40 years of experience in the military
  environment.
• Policies tailored to meet the needs of military
  members.
• Flexible format delivers main campus courses
  world-wide.
• Courses taught by main campus faculty.
• Fully accredited and internationally recognized
  degrees.

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• www.GoOU.ou.edu
• Davida Mahoney
• North American Programs Director
• Advanced Programs
• 405-325-9143
• dmahoney_at_ou.edu