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Degrees Offered

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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 19.5 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 13%
10-19 Students: 20%
20-29 Students: 40%
30-39 Students: 16%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
69%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 10%
5 Years: 22%
6 Years: 30%

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 services27%
2.  Education18%
3.  Health professions and related clinical sciences10%
4.  Security and protective services8%
5.  English language and literature/letters8%
6.  Social sciences7%
7.  Visual and performing arts6%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences3%
9.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies3%
10.  Computer and information sciences and support services3%

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 Yes   
Business/Commerce, General YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralYesYesYes  

Education
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Drama and Dance Teacher Education Yes   
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes  
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education YesYes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching YesYes  
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes  
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   

Major Category/Major

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

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 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, General Studies and Humanities, Other Yes   
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesYes    

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Security and protective services
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesYesYes   

Social sciences
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Social Sciences, Other  Yes  
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Drawing Yes   
Music Performance, General Yes   
Music, General Yes