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Degrees Offered Associate's Degree: Bachelor's Degree: Master's Degree: Professional Degree: Doctoral Degree: Faculty and Class Size Student / Faculty Ratio: 15.9 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 7% 10-19 Students: 29% 20-29 Students: 35% 30-39 Students: 14% 40-49 Students: 6% 50-99 Students: 6% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: — % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: — 5 Years: — 6 Years: — 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.   Education 15% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 14% 3.   Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 11% 4.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 10% 5.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 7% 6.   Visual and performing arts 6% 7.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5% 8.   Social sciences 5% 9.   English language and literature/letters 4% 10.   Security and protective services 4% 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

Major Category/Major Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning       Environmental Design/Architecture         Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other         Latin American Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Animal Physiology         Biology/Biological Sciences, General       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Actuarial Science       Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General         Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other         Business/Commerce, General       Business/Managerial Economics         Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance, General         Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         Management Information Systems, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Operations Management and Supervision         Communication, journalism, and related programs Journalism       Public Relations/Image Management         Radio and Television       Communications technologies/technicians and support services Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services, Other         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General       Education Adult and Continuing Education Administration         Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching       Business Teacher Education       College Student Counseling and Personnel Services         Curriculum and Instruction       Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities         Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Elementary Education and Teaching     Health Teacher Education         Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching         Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Secondary Education and Teaching         Special Education and Teaching, General         Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor         Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education       Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other         Industrial Technology/Technician         English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Speech and Rhetorical Studies       Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General       Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other         Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General         French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Japanese Language and Literature         Linguistics         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist       Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)       Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other         Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other         Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist         Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       Pre-Dentistry Studies         Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies         Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         History History, General       Legal professions and studies Legal Professions and Studies, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Library science Library Science/Librarianship         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General       Statistics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Historic Preservation and Conservation         Natural resources and conservation Natural Resources/Conservation, General       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Chemistry, General       Geology/Earth Science, General         Physics, General       Psychology Clinical Psychology         Counseling Psychology       Educational Psychology         Psychology, General       School Psychology         Social Psychology         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other         Social Work         Science technologies/technicians Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician         Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Safety Studies       Social sciences Anthropology       Economics, General         Geography       Political Science and Government, General       Social Sciences, General         Sociology       Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General       Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other         Music, General     Music, Other