Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a Christian liberal arts university. The main campus is located in Bethany, OK. It has satellite facilities across the Oklahoma City metro area, in Tulsa, and sites throughout the state. It also bosts a state of the art scientific research station in Costa Rica's Talamanca Mountains. SNU's mission has historically focuses on educating primarily undergraduate students in line with the school's motto: Character, Culture, Christ. In recent years it has developed an excellent adult degree completion program and a variety of professional and master's degree programs to augment its traditional residential liberal arts offerings.