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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 7%
10-19 Students: 30%
20-29 Students: 34%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 6%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 77%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 29%
5 Years: 52%
6 Years: 57%

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.  Education15%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services14%
3.  Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities11%
4.  Communication, journalism, and related programs11%
5.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
6.  Visual and performing arts5%
7.  Social sciences5%
8.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences5%
9.  Psychology4%
10.  Architecture and related services4%

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
Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning YesYes  
Environmental Design/Architecture Yes   
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other Yes   
Latin American Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Actuarial Science YesYes  
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, OtherYes    
Business/Commerce, General YesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Office Management and Supervision Yes   
Operations Management and Supervision Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Journalism YesYes  
Public Relations/Image Management  Yes  
Radio and Television YesYes  

Communications technologies/technicians and support services
Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services, Other  Yes  

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes  

Education
Adult and Continuing Education Administration  Yes  
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes Yes
Business Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes Yes
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Yes   
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes Yes
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education YesYes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Yes   
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   
Robotics Technology/TechnicianYes    

Engineering
Engineering, General Yes   

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General YesYes Yes
Speech and Rhetorical Studies YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General YesYes  
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Japanese Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics  Yes  
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, OthYes    
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Yes  Yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) YesYes  
Dietitian AssistantYes    
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other  Yes  
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other  Yes  
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistYes    
Nuclear Medical Technology/TechnologistYes    
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Pre-Dentistry Studies Yes   
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Yes   
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Yes   
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist  Yes  

History
History, General YesYes  

Legal professions and studies
Legal Assistant/ParalegalYes    
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Yes   

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

Library science
Library Science/Librarianship Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  
Statistics, General  Yes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Biological and Physical Sciences    Yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation  Yes  

Natural resources and conservation
Natural Resources/Conservation, General YesYes  

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes  
Geology/Earth Science, General YesYes  
Physics, General YesYes  

Psychology
Clinical Psychology  Yes  
Counseling Psychology  Yes Yes
Educational Psychology    Yes
Psychology, General YesYes  
School Psychology  Yes  
Social Psychology  Yes  

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration  Yes  
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other  Yes  <