University of Central Oklahoma

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 12% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 0% of housing units are Singles.
• 43% of housing units are Doubles.
• 33% of housing units are Triples.
• 24% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 11 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 45% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 9% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Stampede Week, Homecoming, Earth Day, May Day, Presidents’ Club Children’s Christmas Party, International Festival, The Big Event, WinterGlow, Disability Awareness Week, Fall/Spring Pow Wows, Poverty Awareness Week.
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 220 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alhpa Psi Omega, Chi Sigma Iota, Delta Mu Delta, Gamma Betta Pi, Kappa Delta Pi, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Pi Sigma Alpha, President’s Leadership Council, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Omega, Sigma Tau Delta, Tiaras, Tri Beta Biology Club, Golden Key, Lambda Pi Eta.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Association, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Catholic Student Center, Chi Alpha, Christian Outreach Center, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kappa Phi, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Muslim Student Association, ROCK-U/Campus Crusade for Christ, Sigma Theta Epsilon, Wesley Foundation, UCO Buddhist Learning, International Student Society, Awaken Collegiate Fellowship, Christians on Campus, Student Mobilization.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association, Bangladesh Student Association, Black Student Association, Buddhist Learning International Student Society, Chinese Student Association, Eastern European Society, European Student Association, First American Student Association, Hispanic Student Association, Hong Kong Student Association, India Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, International Student Association, Iranian Student Association, Japan Student Association, Korean Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Nepal Student Association, Pakistan Student Association, Singapore Student Association, Spanish Club, Taiwan Student Association, Thai Student Association, Envoys, Global Language Society, Kenya Student Association, Moraccan Student Association, Nigerian Student Association, Senegal Student Association, Asian American Student Association, Latin American Student Association, Bulgarian Student Association, Slavic Stuent Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Ebony Heritage Ensemble.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) There are at least 90 other student groups on the campus in the following categories: political organizations, professional fraternities, social organizations, special interest organizations, academic/professional organizations.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The VISTA (twice a week)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Oklahoma City, OK (25), Dallas, TX (220)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Oklahoma City, OK (15)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Oklahoma City, OK (15)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 86% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 5% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 7,083
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 10 fraternities
• 7 fraternity houses
• 2% of students are fraternity members
• There are 9 sororities
• 4 sorority houses
• 3% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited