OSSM is the state-funded boarding school for juniors and seniors from across Oklahoma who have exceptional ability and plan to seek careers in science, mathematics and technology. In its 16 years of operation, the school has accepted students from every county in the state. During their two years at OSSM, students must complete nine semesters of science (including General Physics, Mechanics, and Electricity and Magnetism); four semesters each of math, English, social studies, foreign language and physical education; two semesters of fine arts,\ and one semester of computer science. Each science course includes a weekly three-hour lab.

When the Class of 2006 graduates in May, over 900 Oklahoma students will have completed the OSSM program, which the late Julian Stanley, an expert in the field of gifted education at Johns Hopkins University, called, “the most rigorous academic program of its kind in the nation.”