Oral Roberts University or ORU, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a Charismatic Christian comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from most U.S. states along with a number of international students. The university is named for its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts, and is the largest Charismatic Christian university in the world. Founded in 1963, the university offers more than 60 undergraduate degrees.
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Oral Roberts University or ORU, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a Charismatic Christian comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from most U.S. states along with a number of international students. The university is named for its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts, and is the largest Charismatic Christian university in the world. Founded in 1963, the university offers more than 60 undergraduate degrees.
A core value of ORU is a holistic education as articulated by the University's slogan, "educating the whole person." According to the university, this means educating the mind, body and spirit. For example, all students are required to attend a physical education course every semester and are expected to maintain personal physical fitness. Students also must attend chapel services twice a week and there are student chaplains for each wing or floor of on-campus housing.
ORU offers undergraduate programs in theology, business, music, communication arts, modern...
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