Program Overview

The Oklahoma Christian University Honors Program is designed for good thinkers who value knowledge for its intrinsic worth and its enabling power.

Honors students have had strong academic experiences in high school.
Honors students accept intellectual challenges to understand and perform at the highest possible level.
Honors students are majoring in many disciplines, bringing their diverse insights to their work with other Honors students.

High school GPA of 3.5 or higher
ACT of 28 or SAT of 1310
Evidence of strong writing and critical thinking skills
Attach a sample of your writing to this application. It should be the best analytical or research paper you wrote in a high school course (500 words or more; for example, a research paper you received a high grade on). The paper should be something you feel comfortable with and reflects your writing style.
A personal or telephone interview with Dr. Baird. Honors campus visits are conducted on Fridays and Mondays. Campus Visit days are highly recommended for students and parents.

Dr. Jim Baird
Director of the Honors Program
405.425.5300
jim.baird@oc.edu

Core Curriculum

In the Honors Program, the Core Curriculum of the university is replaced by the Honors Core and the other courses listed below:

HONR 1114	Western Thought & Expression through the Renaissance
HONR 1124	Western Thought & Expression since the Renaissance
HONR 1010 & 1020	Symposium 1 & 2
HONR 1214	The Bible and Classical Literature
HONR 1224	The Bible, Science, and Human Values
HONR 2010 & 2020	Symposium 3 & 4
HONR 2113	Quest for Meaning: Christ and the Good Life
HONR 2123	Quest for Identity: Race, Class and Gender
HONR 3111, 3121, 411	Symposium 5, 6, 7
HONR 4121	Senior Honors Seminar
HONR 4113	International experience or language	3 hours
	Bible	9 hours
	Mathematics (most have AP, Concurrent, or CLEP credit)	3 hours
	Composition 1 (most have AP, Concurrent, or CLEP credit)	3 hours
	Science (with lab)	3 hours