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The General Catalog was produced by the University of Oklahoma Office of Academic Publications, Judy K. Cain, Coordinator of Curricular Changes and Academic Publications, assisted by Jean Ware, Manager of Administration and Operations for Admissions and Records. The Office of Academic Publications is a division of the Office of Admissions and Records, directed by Matt Hamilton, Registrar and Associate Vice President for Enrollment and Student Financial Services, Norman Campus. This publication, printed by University Printing Services in October 2006, is issued by The University of Oklahoma and authorized by The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. 1,250 administrative paper copies and 15,000 copies on CD have been prepared at a cost of $46,000 to the taxpayers of Oklahoma. This publication is also available on the Internet at http://catalog.ou.edu
Copies of the General Catalog are available for examination in Oklahoma high schools, colleges and in each office of the University. A copy of the General Catalog CD is provided to each first-time-entering student at the time of their admission. Copies may also be purchased from University area bookstores.
The Office of Admissions and Records will mail copies within the United States at a cost of $15.00 for paper copy, and $10.00 for CD. Orders may be charged to a major credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express) by calling (405) 325-5979; or to place an order by mail, send a check or money order made payable to The University of Oklahoma to:
Office of Academic Bulletins
The University of Oklahoma
1000 Asp Avenue, Room 232
Norman, OK 73019-4076.
Prospective graduate students should request information on specific programs from the Graduate College, 731 Elm Avenue, Room 100, Norman, OK 73019, (405) 325-3811; undergraduate students should contact the Office of Prospective Student Services at (405) 325-2151 or 1-800-234-6868, or e-mail: ou-pss@ou.edu
The General Catalog is published for informational purposes and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between a student and the University of Oklahoma. Every effort is made to provide information that is accurate at the time the Catalog is prepared. However, information concerning regulations, policies, fees, curricula, courses and other matters contained in the Catalog is subject to change at any time during the period for which the Catalog is in effect. The University of Oklahoma reserves the right at all times to discontinue, modify, or otherwise change its degree programs when it determines it is in the best interest of the University to do so.
Current information regarding fees, important dates and the availability of courses can be found in the Class Schedule, which is available before pre-enrollment begins for each term.
Campus visits are available through the Office of Prospective Student Services. To arrange a campus tour, call Prospective Student Services at (405) 325-2151 or toll-free 1-800-234-6868.
The cover design of this catalog illustrates “The Impact of Excellence”
on the Norman campus of the University of Oklahoma.
The front cover features
the Mary and Howard Lester Wing of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, which
opened in 2005, and the back cover features the National Weather Center
— the largest center of its kind in the world — which opened in 2006.
Insets
on the front cover depict (left to right) the Ammonite and Nautiloid Fossil
(photo by Candeh Powell) in Sarkeys Energy Center; Gaylord Hall, home of
the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication; and the dome
of the interior of Holmberg Hall in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.
The insets on the back cover show (left to right) the Pastoral Dreamer,
a bronze sculpture by OU graduate David Phelps; “We Have It All” (photo
by Shevaun Williams); and the Foucault pendulum suspended in the recent
addition to Nielsen Hall (photo by Angela Startz).
Unless otherwise noted,
all photos by Robert H. Taylor, Senior Photographer for the University
of Oklahoma. Cover art designed by Edward Buntario, graphic artist, in
collaboration with Judy K. Cain.
The catalog CD project is produced in
cooperation with Joey White, Real Media FX,
a Digital Media Group located
in Tulsa, OK.
The mission of the University of Oklahoma is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society.
Revised: February 2007