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SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY F-10

PO Box 340
Bethany, OK 73008-0340
Tel: (405)789-7661; Admissions: (405)789-7661; Web Site: http://www.swcu.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with Pentecostal Holiness Church. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 7-acre suburban campus with easy access to Oklahoma City. Total enrollment: 199. 2 class presidents, 4 valedictorians, 15 student government officers. Full-time: 121 students, 46% women, 54% men. Part-time: 7 students, 29% women, 71% men. Students come from 15 states and territories, 3 other countries, 30% from out-of-state, 5% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 9% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 20% 25 or older, 30% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Southern Nazarene University.

Entrance Requirements: Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, recommendations, minimum ACT score of 19 or SAT score of 910, ACT. Recommended: interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $10,450 includes full-time tuition ($7050) and college room and board ($3400).

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Major annual events: Campus Revival, Feat of Ingathering, graduation. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Springer Learning Center with 38,900 books and 100 serials. 13 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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