Bacone College is Oklahoma's oldest continuing center of higher education and began in 1880. With the help of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, Professor Almon C. Bacone, a missionary teacher, started a school in the Cherokee Baptist Mission at Tahlequah, Indian Territory. The only faculty member, Professor Bacone, enrolled three students and began his work. By the end of the first semester, the student body had quadrupled; by the end of the first year, student population was fifty-six and the faculty numbered three.
Seeing the need to expand, an appeal was made to the Creek Tribal Council for 160 acres of land in Muskogee, the "Indian Capital of the World." The land was granted, and in 1885 Indian University was moved to its present site. In 1910, it was renamed Bacone Indian University after its founder and first president and was later changed to Bacone College.
Classes from first grade through four years of College met in Rockefeller Hall, a three-story building made possible by a $10,000 contribution from John D. Rockefeller. "Old Rock," as it came to be called, served as classroom, dormitory, dining hall, chapel, teacher quarters and administration building. It was razed in 1938 and Memorial Chapel was built in its place.
Professor Bacone dreamed of a school, based on Christian principles, for the education of American Indians. The college has retained its Christian heritage, but is not reserved strictly for American Indians. Its Mission Statement calls for meeting the "needs of American Indians in a multicultural setting." All students, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or religion are welcomed and encouraged to attend Bacone College. Throughout its history, the College has attracted Indian and non-Indian students. Bacone attempts to prepare students to function in the mainstream of society, without losing their culture and heritage.
The College has never lost its concern for the individual student. Learning is seen as a way of life that encourages flexibility, breadth of perspective, and respect for the contributions made to the quality of human existence by those of all ages and races. As the student body has grown and the needs of society have become more complex, the curriculum has changed to meet the needs of the students.
Bacone College accepts students with learning and physical disabilities and provides reasonable accommodation to help them be successful. Depending on the nature of the disability, some students may need to take a lighter course load and may need more than four years to graduate. Students needing accommodation should apply as early as possible, usually the semester before they plan to attend classes. Immediately after admittance, students need to identify and document the nature of their disabilities. It is the responsibility of the student to provide the College with appropriate materials documenting the learning and/or physical disability. This documentation usually consists of a recent high school Individualized Education Program (IEP) or results from testing done by a psychologist, psychiatrist, medical doctor and/or qualified, licensed individual. The College does not provide assessment services for students who may be learning disabled nor does the College have structured programs available for students with emotional or behavioral disabilities
The campus contains many reminders of Bacone's history, tradition, and goals. One of these is a small cemetery, the final resting place of Bacone Presidents Almon C. Bacone (1880-1896) and Benjamin D. Weeks (1918-1941), as well as others associated with the school over the years. Another reminder on the west side of the campus proper is a stone pulpit that marks the spot on which President Bacone and two Baptist missionaries who were also trustees of Indian University, Joseph Samuel Murrow and Daniel Rogers, knelt in prayer to dedicate to the Christian education of American Indians the 160 acres of land received from the Creek Indians.
Today the College offers an opportunity for reflection upon how we, of all races and ethnic backgrounds, can live, study, work and worship together in order to strive not only for a meaningful educational experience, but for a society committed to Christian values and principles.
Division of American Indian Studies
Associate of Arts - American Indian Studies
Bachelor of Arts - American Indian Studies
Division of Arts and Sciences
Associate of Arts - Art
Associate of Arts - Christian Ministry
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Science
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Ministry
Bachelor of Arts - Christian Ministry with Areas of Emphasis available in:
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts - History
Division of Business
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration with areas of emphasis available in:
Accounting
Management
Information Systems
Marketing
Tribal Leadership
Associate of Science - Business Administration
Division of Education
Associate of Science - Child Development (DAE only)
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Bachelor of Arts - Health and Physical Education
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Development and Education
Bachelor of Science - Exercise Science
Bachelor of Science - Sport Management
Bachelor of Science - Recreation Management
School of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (R.N to B.S.N)
Associate of Applied Science - Radiography
Associate of Applied Science - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Associate of Applied Science – Ultrasound Science
Bachelor of Science - Medical Imaging
TOEFL score test of 500 (paper exam) or 173 (computer exam). If TOEFL score is less than 500/173, you are required to take a 12-week English course at an official English language center & provide documentation of that course work along with your TOEFL score. TOEFL exams are given in most nations or in near-by nations.
Academic Scholarships: Academic scholarships are available for all Bacone College majors. Bacone Scholars Society (Residency Required): Merit based scholarship covering full tuition. Must meet 2 of 3 criteria for initial eligibility.
A minimum ACT composite score of 24;
A high school GPA of at least 3.75;
High school standing within the top 10% of graduating class.
Members of the Bacone Scholars Society are expected to participate in various leadership roles on campus such as Student Government Association, the Baconian Newspaper, Campus Ambassador's, etc. Students will be eligible to participate in special classes, seminars and workshops. At the end of each academic year, students in this scholarship category must have maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Presidential Scholarship (Residency Required): Merit based scholarship covering ¾ tuition. Must meet 2 of 3 criteria for initial eligibilityA minimum ACT composite score of 23;
A high school GPA of at least 3.50;
High school standing within the top 15% of graduating class. (GPA Requirement to maintain scholarship: 3.25)
At the end of each academic year, students in this scholarship category must have maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
Pageant Scholarships: Available for pageant participants who finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Descendant Scholarship: Provides a full tuition scholarship to needy and deserving students who are direct descendants of Eastman Richard.
Center for American Indians: Numerous tuition and tuition/room & board scholarship opportunities available within the Center for American Indians.
Center for Christian Ministry: Numerous tuition and tuition/room & board scholarship opportunities available within the Center for American Indians
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