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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: 14.1 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 8% 10-19 Students: 28% 20-29 Students: 25% 30-39 Students: 16% 40-49 Students: 13% 50-99 Students: 5% 100 or More Students: 4% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 86% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 59% 5 Years: 69% 6 Years: 70% 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 services 31% 2.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 13% 3.   Education 10% 4.   Social sciences 9% 5.   Biological and biomedical sciences 8% 6.   Visual and performing arts 7% 7.   English language and literature/letters 5% 8.   Psychology 4% 9.   Legal professions and studies 3% 10.   History 2% 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 Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other         Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Accounting and Business/Management         Accounting and Finance         Accounting and Related Services, Other         Actuarial Science         Business Administration and Management, General         Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other         Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance and Financial Management Services, Other         Finance, General         International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Information Systems, General         Management Science, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Communication, journalism, and related programs Advertising         Broadcast Journalism         Journalism, Other         Mass Communication/Media Studies         Public Relations/Image Management         Radio and Television         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General         Education Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching         Art Teacher Education         Business Teacher Education         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction         Drama and Dance Teacher Education         Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities         Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision         Elementary Education and Teaching       English/Language Arts Teacher Education         French Language Teacher Education         History Teacher Education         Mathematics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Secondary Education and Teaching       Social Science Teacher Education         Spanish Language Teacher Education         Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other         Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other

Major Category/Major English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General         Speech and Rhetorical Studies         Health professions and related clinical sciences Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)         Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other         Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other       Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor         History History, General         Legal professions and studies Legal Professions and Studies, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Neuroscience         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Environmental Studies         Philosophy and religious studies Ethics         Philosophy         Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Chemistry, General         Physics, General         Psychology Psychology, General         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social sciences Anthropology         Anthropology, Other         Econometrics and Quantitative Economics         Economics, General         International Relations and Affairs         Political Science and Government, General         Sociology         Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other         Drawing         Graphic Design         Music Pedagogy         Music Performance, General         Music, General         Music, Other         Painting         Voice and Opera