University Accreditations and Memberships
Oral Roberts University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of these organizations.
About ORUAccreditation
Our graduates can proudly showcase their diplomas and write Oral Roberts University on their résumé. Not only do we hold the accreditation standards set by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), one of the top outside regulators in the U.S., but we also carry twelve additional accreditations.
These ORU programs and departments also hold their own specialized accreditations.
Accreditations for Individual Programs and Departments
Oral Roberts University has been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Participation in SARA grants ORU authorization to deliver distance education in SARA
member states. Forty-nine states (all but California), the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are members of SARA. The California Bureau of Private
Postsecondary Education does not require registration from non-profit, accredited
institutions, such as ORU, to deliver distance education. Oklahoma Louisiana Texas Missouri Indiana Federal regulations require institutions to determine the location of their students
for the purpose of licensure disclosures (34 CFR § 668.43). ORU’s student location
policy is available here.
State Authorization
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Oral Roberts University complies with 70 O.S. §4103 and may operate as a degree-granting
institution in Oklahoma, based on its participation in the Oklahoma Tuition Equalization
Grant program.
Church of the King Additional Location
Louisiana Board of Regents
Oral Roberts University is currently licensed by the Board of Regents of the State
of Louisiana. Licenses are renewed by the State Board of Regents every two years.
Licensed institutions have met minimal operational standards set forth by the state,
but licensure does not constitute accreditation, guarantee the transferability of
credit, nor signify that programs are certifiable by any professional agency or organization.
Milestone Church Additional Location
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Oral Roberts University operates under a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Certificate of Authorization.
Texas Workforce Commission
Oral Roberts University is exempt from Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code under
Section 132.002(a)(6).
Twin Rivers Church Course Location
Oral Roberts University is exempt from the provisions of sections 173.600 to 173.618
RSMo under Section 173.616(1)(4) RSMo.
Evangel World Prayer Center Course Location
Oral Roberts University is exempt from the authorization process of the Board for
Proprietary Education under Indiana Code 21-18.5-2.12.
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