Mission

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.

Vision

UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.

Call to Action

The University of Central Oklahoma is the Leadership University, delivering education based on our shared values of Community, Character and Civility. UCO transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning.

All students will be transformed with:

• Discipline Knowledge
• Leadership
• Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities)
• Service Learning and Civic Engagement
• Global and Cultural Competencies
• Health and Wellness

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.