Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is a public university in Weatherford and Sayre, Oklahoma. It is one of seven state regional universities in the state of Oklahoma. The current president of SWOSU is Randy Beutler. SWOSU was first established in through an act of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1901 as Southwestern Normal School, although no classes were held until 1903. The normal school included both a two-year degree program for teacher education and a preparatory school. In 1920, the preparatory portion of the school was closed and replaced by a four-year baccalaureate degree program. The first bachelors degrees by the renamed Southwestern State Teachers College were awarded in the spring of 1921. The school underwent significant expansion during World War II, adding additional programs in the arts and sciences as well as its School of Pharmacy. After brief periods as Southwestern State College of Diversified Occupations and Southwestern Institute of Technology, the name was formally changed to Southwestern State College by the Oklahoma Legislature.