ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Advantage–ORU's dual enrollment program–offers the opportunity for home school and high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors to earn college credits online before they graduate. Online Advantage courses may be completed via independent study or offered as part of a course facilitated by a high school teacher.
Perks of taking Online Advantage courses with ORU:
- No ACT/SAT requirements–simply gain approval from your high school.
- Courses are developed and taught by ORU faculty.
- Students can take up to 10 credit hours per semester.
- 15-week courses include a midterm and final exam.
- Courses are asynchronous, allowing students to work on their coursework at any time of the day.
- All textbooks are accessed online.
- Courses are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and will transfer to other institutions of higher learning.
Have questions?
Connect with a representative by emailing advantage@oru.edu or by calling 918.495.6117.
Students can take up to 10 credit hours per semester. Course cost per credit hour is as follows:
| $60 | – | Per one credit hour course. |
| $120 | – | Per two credit hour course. |
| $180 | – | Per three credit hour course. |
| $240 | – | Per four credit hour course. |
Additional Costs
- There are no application or general fees
- Students may be required to purchase textbooks or other course materials. Requirements vary by course.
Payment Information
- Payment in full or payment arrangements through a payment plan must be made prior to the start of each course.
- To set up a payment plan, please connect with an Advantage Enrollment Counselor at 918.495.6117 or advantage@oru.edu.
- For more information on Oral Roberts University's Tuition Refund Schedule, click
the link below.
Tuition Refund Schedules
Looking for a course that is currently not offered? Connect with an Advantage Enrollment Counselor to request an alternative course at advantage@oru.edu or by calling 918.495.6117.
BLIT 111: Christian Life I: Old Testament
Credit hours: 2
Course Description: A historical-thematic survey of the Old Testament. Gives special attention to the
content of the Old Testament, with emphasis on the cultural, historical, and geographical
background to the text and to the practical application of major Old Testament themes.
Requires students to read through the Old Testament.
BLIT 122: Christian Life II: New Testament
Credit hours: 2
Course Description: A historical-thematic survey of the New Testament. Gives special attention to the
content of the New Testament, with emphasis on the cultural, historical, and geographical
background to the text and to the practical application of major New Testament themes.
Requires students to read through the New Testament.
BIO 101: Principles of Biology Lecture & Lab
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: A study of the main principles of life common to both plants and animals, including
scientific methods, levels of organization, cell structure and function, photosynthesis,
respiration, molecular and Mendelian genetics, reproduction, development, evolution,
classification, behavior and ecology, and their appropriate applications for solving
current biological problems. Lab exercises, experiments, and audiovisual presentations
involving cells, respiration, photosynthesis, classical and molecular genetics, protein
synthesis, enzyme action, reproduction, development, behavior, and ecology are included.
CHE 101: Principles of Chemistry Lecture & Lab
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: An introductory course requiring no prior background in chemistry. Emphasizes applying
chemical principles to everyday situations and acquaints the student with the periodic
table and chemical nomenclature. Lab experiences provide the student with an opportunity
to apply the scientific method focusing on the relationship of chemistry to daily
life.
COM 101: Oral Communication
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: An investigation of basic principles of communication and their application to intrapersonal,
interpersonal, small group, and public communication.
COMP 099: Preparation for Composition I
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: This course provides fundamental prescriptive grammar instruction with a communicative
approach in a self-directed format. Students sharpen their skills in the following
areas: punctuation, mechanics, spelling, sentence formation, and language usage. Students
learn from their own mistakes, while improving their writing skills. Through the use
of an online program that provides feedback, the student is provided with numerous
opportunities to apply newly learned writing skills to various writing activities.
The course also provides writing practice, with feedback from the instructor.
COMP 101: Composition 101: College Reading & Writing
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: Focuses on writing in response to readings in the humanities and on organization
of essay writing, such as narration, description, illustration, and argumentation.
Includes review of grammar and mechanics.
COMP 102: Composition 102: Reading & Writing in the Liberal Arts
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: Writing based on selected readings (essay, nonfiction, poetry, and short story), summary
and paraphrase, and at least five formal essays including synthesis, analysis, and
critique. Emphasizes analytical thinking, critical reading, and ethical incorporation
of sources. Includes a five to eight-page research paper. Students participate in
peer review and revisions.
FIN 244: Personal Financial Planning
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: Focuses on the key concepts, tools and techniques of contemporary personal finance.
Financial problems are addressed in the context as a result of the lack of management
rather than lack of money. Topics discussed to avoid financial problems include the
time value of money, the importance of saving, how to establish good credit and a
high credit score, the correct use of credit, the use of credit cards, the establishment
of financial goals, how to reduce the costs of automobile and life insurance, purchase
of an automobile, and rent versus purchase of a house.
FRE 101: Elementary French I
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: A beginning course in French. Covers grammar and composition, but emphasizes oral/aural
skills. Includes possessives, commands, present indicative, passe compose, and futur
proche. Covers most activities listed in the ACTFL novice mid competencies.
FRE 102: Elementary French II
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: A continuation of FRE 101. Includes oral practice and covers certain functions of
language such as describing and narrating past events, using future and imperfect
tenses, expressing opinions and emotions, and giving advice.
GOV 101: American Government & Politics
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A study of the institutions and processes of American government and politics at the
national, state and local levels, with attention to policy-making and the relationship
between citizenship and Christian faith.
HIS 110: American History Survey
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: An introduction of the main political, economic, social, foreign policy, and cultural
developments in American history since 1760. Students develop a personal synthesis
of American history.
HIS 111: American History Survey II
Credit Hours: 3
Course Description: An introduction of the main political, economic, social, foreign policy, and cultural
developments in American history since 1877. Students develop a personal synthesis
of American history.
HUM 201: Wisdom of the Ancient World
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: An exploration of the genesis of Western philosophy, ethical reasoning, and behavior
from the beginning of written history until the end of the Hellenistic Age.
HUM 202: Classical Roman Civilization
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious,
political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization
from the dawn of history to 1300 AD. Focuses on the ancient world, Greece and the
classical past of the Western world, the Roman Empire, and European Middle Ages to
1300 AD.
HUM 203: Learning from the Late Middle Ages
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious,
political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization
from 1300 to 1648. Focuses on the Renaissance, the Reformation Age, and the Scientific
Revolution.
HUM 204: Modern Western Civilization
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A historical survey and worldview synthesis emphasizing philosophical, religious,
political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments of human culture and civilization
from 1800 to the present. The focus is on understanding how the evolving dialectic
of empiricism and its impact upon philosophy, the arts social institutions, history
and moves have produced the Post-Modern and, punitively, Post-Christian 21st Century.
MAT 099: Introduction to College Mathematics
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A non-specialized course in mathematics that surveys the basic concepts of high school
mathematics. This course does not count toward a major or minor in mathematics or
satisfy general education requirements. It increases the number of hours in a degree
program by three credit hours.
MAT 105: College Algebra
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A treatment that develops the concepts of number systems, absolute value, inequality,
domain, range, local extremes, zeros, relations, and functions. Functions studied
include those that are linear, polynomial, radical, absolute value, exponential, and
logarithmic.
MAT 106: Trigonometry
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A continuation of MAT 105. The concepts developed in the first course are expanded
and considered in relationships to rational functions, trigonometric functions and
conic sections. Please note that MAT 105 (College Algebra) is a pre-requisite to MAT
106.
PHY 101: General Physics I Lecture & Lab
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: An introduction to the laws and principles of physics including mechanics, heat,
and sound. (Primarily for liberal arts and biological science students. Not applicable
to a physics major or minor.) Lab exercises supplement the objectives taught in the
lecture portion of the course. Please note that high school algebra is a pre-requisite
to PHY 101.
PSY 201: Principles of Psychology
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A survey of the basic principles of psychology, including development, motivation,
emotion, learning, intelligence, physiological aspects, sensory processes, perception,
attention, measurement and personality. (It is highly recommended that students take
COMP 101 before taking this course.)
READ 099: Preparation for College Reading
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: Develops and strengthens basic reading skills including structural analysis, contextual
analysis, reading comprehension, and inference skills. Emphasizes vocabulary development
as well as various aids to reading.
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
Credit hours: 3
Course Description: A survey course covering most of the basic categories of the sociology curriculum
with an emphasis on the scientific method of studying social interaction and the products
of social interaction, including culture, socialization and the major institutions
of society.
SPA 101: Elementary Spanish I
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: A beginning course in Spanish. Covers aural/oral work, grammar, and composition,
including possessives, formal commands, present indicatives, progressives, and reflexives.
Covers most activities listed in the ACTFL novice mid competencies. (This course does
not count toward minor, or major, but can be used for elective credit.)
SPA 102: Elementary Spanish II
Credit hours: 4
Course Description: A continuation of SPA 101. Includes oral practice and covers preterite, imperfect
and present subjunctive tenses as well as double object pronouns.