During the five-year program, students take three years of core courses in Arabic language as well as content-based courses taught exclusively in Arabic. “Arabic Media and Politics,” “Arabic Culture and Society Through Modern Fiction,” “Arabic Culture Through Film,” “Genres in Modern Arabic Literature” and “Readings in Islamic Religious Texts” are among the content-based courses that will be offered. To advance students’ language skills, delivery and instruction rely on:

• class discussion and debate
• individual and group projects
• oral presentations
• writing assignments
• individualized writing tutorials

To bolster classroom learning and to provide students with opportunities to use Arabic outside of the class- room, OU offers extracurricular activities on campus, including:

• The Arabic suite in an OU residence hall where only Arabic is spoken
• Regular screening and discussion of Arabic films
• Hosting of Arabic cultural events related to Arabic music and calligraphy

Students are eligible to apply for three scholarships to join one stateside immersion program and two study-abroad programs in the Arab world. After completing their second year of Arabic at OU, students are eligible to apply for a 10-week summer program. After completing their fourth year at OU, students are eligible to apply for a year-long program.

OU offers many different merit-based scholarships.  In addition, students receive generous Flagship scholarships to help defray the cost of their Arabic courses up to $2,500 per academic year (U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required).

Prospective students are strong academic achievers pursuing different majors, such as Arabic, business, engineering, history, health sciences, international and area studies, journalism, political science, pre-law and pre-med, among a variety of other majors.

• Qualified students must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Full-time OU student who finished at least one semester of Arabic
• Commitment to complete the entire Arabic Flagship program and achieve superior-level Arabic
• Arabic is a long-term career goal
• GPA of 3.25 or higher U.S. citizenship or permanent residency

This program is funded by the The Language Flagship, through the Diffusion of Innovation Program and
The University of Oklahoma.