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Degrees Offered

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Bachelor's Degree:
Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 10 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 19%
10-19 Students: 43%
20-29 Students: 35%
30-39 Students: 3%
40-49 Students: 1%
50-99 Students: 0%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
78%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 44%
5 Years: 62%
6 Years: 64%

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
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 services12%
2.  Social sciences8%
3.  Visual and performing arts8%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences7%
5.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences7%
6.  Education6%
7.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
8.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies5%
9.  English language and literature/letters5%
10.  Engineering technologies/technicians5%

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

Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Agriculture, General Yes   

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies Yes   

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

Education
Education, General Yes   
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Yes   

Engineering technologies/technicians
Manufacturing Technology/Technician Yes   

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Child Development Yes   
Human Development and Family Studies, General Yes   

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

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education, General Yes   
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Christian Studies Yes   
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Social sciences
Economics, General Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Fine/Studio Arts, General Yes   
Music, General Yes   
Piano and Organ Yes   
Voice and Opera Yes