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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 14.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 17%
10-19 Students: 36%
20-29 Students: 32%
30-39 Students: 15%
40-49 Students: 0%
50-99 Students: 0%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
73%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 33%
5 Years: 44%
6 Years: 47%

Special Study Options

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance Learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
Internships
ROTC
  Army
  Navy
  Air Force
Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Weekend College



Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees

1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services23%
2.  Education20%
3.  Health professions and related clinical sciences17%
4.  Public administration and social service professions8%
5.  Psychology7%
6.  Security and protective services6%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
8.  English language and literature/letters4%
9.  Communication, journalism, and related programs3%
10.  History2%

Required Courses

Arts/Fine Arts
Computer Literacy
English (Including Composition)
Foreign Languages
History
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (Biological or Physical)
Social Science

Student Services

Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
for Current Students

College Credit

Dual Credit
Credit for Life Experiences
Advanced Placement

Majors

Major Category/Major

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   

Education
Curriculum and Instruction    Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other  Yes  

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Yes   
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management  Yes  
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Public administration and social service professions
Social Work YesYes  
Youth Services/Administration Yes   

Security and protective services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Yes   

Social sciences
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes