Oikos University

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Oikos University is a private post-secondary Korean Christian university in Oakland, California. It was the site of an April 2012 mass shooting in which seven people were killed and three others were wounded.HistoryOikos University was founded in 2004 by Jongin Kim, a pastor and former South Korean military officer who emigrated from South Korea to the United States in the 1990s. Other members of staff include Chair of the Board Youngkyo Choi and Chief Operating Officer Jaehoon Moon. The school is affiliated with the Praise God Korean Presbyterian Church in Oakland and Shepherd University of San Francisco. Oikos offers an Associate's degree for a licensed practical nurse in its School of Nursing, and undergraduate and graduate degrees in its Schools of Theology, Music and Asian medicine.On April 2, 2012, a shooting at the school killed seven people and injured three. One L. Goh, a former nursing student at the university, was arrested and charged in the case.AccreditationOn May 13, 2011 Oikos University was approved to operate in California by the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education. It is also approved by the state Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. In 2011, the school applied for recognition from Healthcare Medicine Institute to teach acupuncture. The school currently has candidate status (granted in 2013) with TRACS (Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools), an agency recognized by both the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation.