Academics
- Graduation Rate34%
- Majors Available49
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio15:1
- Retention Rate54%
AP Credit Policy
Advanced course standing and university credit may be granted to fulfill a graduation requirement for students who pass the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Tests, CLEP Subject Exams, Certified Professional Secretaries Exam, DANTES, and Excelsior University examinations. For credit by examination scores to be included on an OWU transcript, students must complete a minimum of 12 hours at OWU with a minimum GPA of 2.0 and be in good academic standing.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
No
AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
---|---|---|---|
3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Basic Drawing & Composition |
3 | 3 | Basic Drawing & Composition | |
Art History | 3 | 3 | Special Topics Course |
Biology | 4 | 4 | Biology |
Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Mathematics Elective |
Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry 1 |
Chemistry | 4 | 5 | General Chemistry 1 |
Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Special Topics Course |
English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English Composition 1 |
English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | English Composition 1 |
Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Elective only |
European History | 3 | 3 | History Elective |
French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | French 1 & 2 |
German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | German 1 & 2 |
Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Macroeconomics |
Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Microeconomics |
Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Music Theory 1 |
Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | General Physics 1 & 2 |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | General Physics 2 |
Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | General Physics 1 |
Psychology | 3 | 3 | General Psychology |
Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | Spanish 1 & 2 |
Statistics | 4 | 3 | Intro to Statistics |
United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | United States Government |
United States History | 3 | 6 | U.S. History 1 & 2 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's
A
- Accounting
B
- Bible/Biblical Studies
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
- Business/Commerce, General
- Business/Corporate Communications, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
C
- Chemistry, General
- Criminology
D
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
E
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education, General
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Language and Literature, General
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
F
- Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
G
- General Studies
H
- History, General
- Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
I
- Information Resources Management
M
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marketing, Other
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Mathematics, General
- Missions/Missionary Studies
- Music Management
N
- Nursing Practice
- Nursing Science
O
- Organizational Leadership
P
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Physical Sciences, General
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychology, General
R
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Religion/Religious Studies
- Religious/Sacred Music
S
- Social Sciences, Other
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
T
- Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
- Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
- Theology/Theological Studies
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
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