Program Overview

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Oklahoma State University Programs

Oklahoma State University offers a wide range of programs across various colleges and schools. The following sections provide an overview of the programs available.

College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences offers programs in:

• Aerospace Studies
• American Studies
• Art, Graphic Design, and Art History
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Computer Science
• Economics
• English
• Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Languages and Literatures
• Mathematics
• Media and Strategic Communications
• Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Military Science
• Multidisciplinary Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Theatre

College of Education and Human Sciences

The College of Education and Human Sciences offers programs in:

• Certificates
• Design and Merchandising
• Human Development and Family Science
• Nutritional Sciences
• School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling, and Counseling Psychology
• School of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Aviation
• School of Kinesiology, Applied Health, and Recreation
• School of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Sciences

College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

The College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology offers programs in:

• Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering and Technology Management
• Fire, Construction, and Emergency Management
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Materials, Mechatronics, and Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• School of Architecture

Ferguson College of Agriculture

The Ferguson College of Agriculture offers programs in:

• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Education
• Agricultural Leadership
• Animal and Food Sciences
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
• Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Environmental Sciences
• Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• International Agriculture
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management
• Plant and Soil Sciences

School of Global Studies

The School of Global Studies offers programs in:

• International Studies

Spears School of Business

The Spears School of Business offers programs in:

• Economics
• Finance
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Management
• Management Science and Information Systems
• School of Accounting
• School of Entrepreneurship
• School of Marketing and International Business

The Honors College

The Honors College offers programs for high-achieving students.

Graduate College

The Graduate College offers various graduate degree programs, including:

• Doctoral Degree Programs
• Graduate Certificates
• Master's Degree Programs

Graduate Programs

Doctoral Degree Programs

The Graduate College offers doctoral degree programs in:

• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Education, Communications, and Leadership
• Animal Science
• Applied Educational Studies: Aviation and Space Education
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biosystems Engineering
• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Community Health Sciences
• Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• Computer Science
• Counseling Psychology
• Crop Science
• Curriculum Studies
• Economics
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Educational Psychology
• Electrical Engineering
• English
• Entomology
• Environmental Science
• Fire and Emergency Management Administration
• Food Science
• Forensic Sciences
• Geography
• Geology
• Health and Human Performance
• Health Care Administration
• History
• Human Development and Family Science
• Human Sciences
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Integrative Biology
• Language, Literacy, and Culture Education
• Learning, Design, and Technology
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Microbiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management
• Nutritional Sciences
• Petroleum Engineering
• Photonics
• Physics
• Plant Biology
• Plant Pathology
• Psychology
• School Administration
• School Psychology
• Sociology
• Soil Science
• Statistics

Graduate Certificates

The Graduate College offers graduate certificates in:

• 3D Fashion Design/Digital Product Creation
• Accounting
• Advanced Sports Medicine Concepts
• Aging Studies
• Aviation/Aerospace Administration
• Big Data Analytics
• Bioinformatics
• Brand Communication
• Building Level Leadership
• Business Analytics and Data Science
• Business Sustainability and Nonprofit Management
• Business
• Casino and Gaming Management
• College Teaching
• Comparative and International Education
• Developmental Disabilities
• Dietetics
• Digital Design in Design & Merchandising
• Digital Forensics & Incident Response
• District Level Leadership
• Dyslexia
• Educational and Psychological Measurement
• Effective Teaching in Elementary Schools
• Effective Teaching in Secondary Schools
• Elementary Mathematics Specialist
• Energy Business
• Engineering and Technology Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science with Regulatory Certifications
• Facilitating Career Development
• Family Financial Planning
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance and Investment Banking
• Food Safety Management
• Food Safety Science
• Forensic Arson, Explosives, Firearms, and Toolmarks Investigation
• Forensic Crime Analysis
• Forensic Investigative Sciences
• Forensic Psychology
• Forensic Threat Assessment and Management
• Geographic Information Systems
• Global Issues
• Grassland Management
• Health Analytics
• Health Care Administration
• Health Care Administration: Compliance
• Health Care Administration: Finance
• Health Care Administration: Global Health
• Hidden Student Populations
• Hospitality and Tourism Analytics
• Human Resource Management
• Infant Mental Health
• Information Assurance
• Innovative Leadership
• Integrative Design of Building Envelope
• Interdisciplinary Toxicology
• International Disaster and Emergency Management
• K-12 STEM Educator
• Learning and Motivation
• Mathematics
• Medical Sciences
• Museum and Curatorial Studies
• Neuroscience
• Non-Profit Management
• Online Teaching
• Program Evaluation
• Public Health in Rural and Underserved Communities
• Quantum Information Science
• Recreation and Leisure Management
• School Library Certification
• Special Education
• Sport Communication
• Statistical Methods and Analyses in Educational and Behavioral Sciences
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Supply Chain and Logistics
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Tribal Health Care Administration
• Workforce and Adult Education

Master's Degree Programs

The Graduate College offers master's degree programs in:

• Accounting Systems: Cyber Audit
• Accounting Systems: Data Analytics
• Accounting
• Accounting: Corporate Finance
• Accounting: Data Analytics & Systems
• Accounting: Financial Reporting & Auditing
• Accounting: Research Methods
• Accounting: Tax
• Aging Studies
• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Education and Leadership
• Animal Science
• Applied Statistics
• Art History
• Artificial Intelligence: Computer Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence: Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Administration
• Athletic Training
• Aviation and Space
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biosystems Engineering
• Business Administration
• Business Analytics and Data Science
• Business Analytics and Data Science: Advanced Data Science
• Business Analytics and Data Science: Cybersecurity Analytics
• Business Analytics and Data Science: Health Analytics
• Business Analytics and Data Science: Marketing Analytics
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Comparative Biomedical Sciences
• Computer Science
• Counseling Psychology
• Counseling: Mental Health Counseling
• Counseling: School Counseling
• Creative Writing
• Data Science: Engineering
• Design and Merchandising: Apparel Design and Production
• Design and Merchandising: Digital Design
• Design and Merchandising: Interior Design
• Design and Merchandising: Merchandising
• Design and Merchandising: Retail Merchandising Leadership
• Dietetics
• Economics
• Educational Leadership Studies: Higher Education
• Educational Leadership Studies: School Administration
• Educational Leadership Studies: Student Affairs
• Educational Leadership Studies: Workforce and Adult Education
• Educational Psychology: Educational Psychology
• Educational Psychology: Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics
• Educational Psychology: School Psychometrics
• Educational Technology: Educational Technology
• Educational Technology: School Library Media
• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering: Mechatronics & Robotics
• Engineering and Technology Management
• Engineering Technology: Fire Safety and Explosion Protection
• English
• English: Professional Writing
• English: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Entomology and Plant Pathology: Entomology
• Entomology and Plant Pathology: Plant Pathology
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Science: Environmental Management Professional Science Masters
• Family and Community Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• Family Financial Planning
• Fire and Emergency Management Administration
• Food Science
• Forensic Sciences
• Forensic Sciences: Arson, Explosives, Firearms and Toolmarks Investigation
• Forensic Sciences: Forensic Science Administration
• General Agriculture: Agribusiness
• General Agriculture: Agricultural Leadership
• Geography
• Geology
• Geoscience
• Global Health
• Global Studies
• Graphic Design
• Health and Human Performance: Applied Exercise Science
• Health and Human Performance: Health Promotion
• Health and Human Performance: Physical Education
• Health Care Administration
• History
• Horticulture
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Human Development and Family Science: Aging Sciences
• Human Development and Family Science: Applied Human Services
• Human Development and Family Science: Developmental and Family Sciences
• Human Development and Family Science: Early Childhood Education
• Human Development and Family Science: Marriage and Family Therapy
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Industrial Engineering and Management: Operations Research and Analytics
• Industrial Engineering and Management: Supply Chain and Logistics
• Integrative Biology
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• International Agriculture
• International Agriculture: Agricultural Economics
• International Agriculture: Agricultural Education
• International Agriculture: Animal Science
• International Agriculture: Biochemistry
• International Agriculture: Entomology
• International Agriculture: Horticulture
• International Agriculture: Plant and Soil Sciences
• Management Information Systems
• Management Information Systems: Big Data Analytics
• Management Information Systems: Cybersecurity
• Management Information Systems: Health Analytics
• Mass Communications
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Medical Sciences
• Microbiology, Cell, and Molecular Biology
• Music: Applied Music
• Music: Conducting
• Music: Multiple Woodwinds
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management: Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management: Forest Resources
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management: Rangeland Ecology and Management
• Natural Resource Ecology and Management: Wildlife Ecology and Management
• Nutritional Sciences: Dietetics Practice
• Nutritional Sciences: Dietetics Research
• Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition
• Peace, Conflict, and Security Studies
• Petroleum Engineering
• Philosophy
• Physician Assistant Studies
• Physics
• Physics: Optics and Photonics
• Plant and Soil Sciences
• Plant Biology
• Politics and Policy Studies
• Public Health
• Public Health: Rural and Underserved Populations
• Quantitative Finance
• Recreation Management and Recreational Therapy
• School Psychology
• Social Foundations of Education
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Curriculum and Leadership Studies
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Gifted and Talented Education
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: K-12 Education
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Mathematics/Science Education
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Reading and Literacy
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Special Education
• Teaching, Learning, and Leadership: Workforce and Adult Education
• Theatre

Geology, PhD

The Geology PhD program requires:

• 60 hours beyond the master's degree
• 90 hours beyond the bachelor's degree

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year

• Total Hours: 60 (Beyond the Master's Degree)
• Course List Code | Title | Hours
  • GEOL 5243 | Research Methods and Techniques in Geosciences | 3
  • Two hours from: | 2
    • GEOL 5300 | Geology Colloquium |
  • Hours Subtotal | 5
• Additional coursework in GEOL
  • Select 15 hours | 15
  • Hours Subtotal | 15
• Research and Dissertation
  • Select 40 hours | 40
  • Hours Subtotal | 40
• Total Hours | 60

Requirements for Students Matriculating after Academic Year

• Total Hours: 90 (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
• Course List Code | Title | Hours
  • GEOL 5243 | Research Methods and Techniques in Geosciences | 3
  • Two hours from: | 2
    • GEOL 5300 | Geology Colloquium |
  • Hours Subtotal | 5
• Additional coursework in GEOL
  • Select 35 hours | 35
  • Hours Subtotal | 35
• Research and Dissertation
  • Select 50 hours | 50
  • Hours Subtotal | 50
• Total Hours | 90

Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency, and other general requirements.