A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall establish the University of Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University Graduate Center at Tulsa (OU/OSU Graduate Center at Tulsa). The Center shall be directly funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Center shall be subject to its direction for final approval of programs and courses of study. There shall be a joint admissions committee composed of five faculty members appointed by the University of Oklahoma and five faculty members appointed by Oklahoma State University. The president of the University of Oklahoma shall serve as chair and the president of Oklahoma State University shall serve as vice-chair for the first year of operation of the Center. After one year the positions of chair and vice-chair shall rotate annually between presidents of the two institutions. The chair shall appoint the provost with the approval of the vice-chair.
B. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall appropriate funds to the University of Oklahoma for the operation of the programs of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and for the programs designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be offered in Tulsa by the College. These programs shall be under the operational control of the University of Oklahoma.
C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education shall appropriate funds to Oklahoma State University for the operation of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and for any programs designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be offered in Tulsa by the College. These programs shall be under the operational control of Oklahoma State University.
D. A joint consortium for research shall be established as a part of the OU/OSU Graduate Center at Tulsa.
E. Any curricula offered by the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University at the graduate or professional level may be offered by the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 325, § 13, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 230, § 4, eff. July 1, 2001.