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Degrees Offered Associate's Degree: Bachelor's Degree: Master's Degree: Professional Degree: Doctoral Degree: Faculty and Class Size % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 10% 10-19 Students: 21% 20-29 Students: 35% 30-39 Students: 17% 40-49 Students: 5% 50-99 Students: 7% 100 or More Students: 4% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 75% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 15% 5 Years: 32% 6 Years: 38% 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 26% 2.   Education 11% 3.   Social sciences 8% 4.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 7% 5.   Security and protective services 6% 6.   Psychology 6% 7.   Biological and biomedical sciences 5% 8.   Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5% 9.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 5% 10.   Visual and performing arts 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       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biomedical Sciences, General         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General     Finance, General       Hospitality Administration/Management, General         International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Information Systems, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management         Real Estate         Taxation         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication and Media Studies, Other         Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric         Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Education Art Teacher Education         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction       Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Elementary Education and Teaching       English/Language Arts Teacher Education         Mathematics Teacher Education       Music Teacher Education         Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Social Science Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General     Engineering technologies/technicians Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology         Engineering Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Mechanical Engineering       Ocean Engineering     English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General

Major Category/Major Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics French Language and Literature       German Language and Literature         Linguistics       Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Health/Health Care Administration/Management       Nursing Science (MS, PhD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       History History, General       Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies       Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Kinesiology and Exercise Science       Philosophy and religious studies Jewish/Judaic Studies         Philosophy         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General       Physics, General       Psychology Experimental Psychology         Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology       Psychology, General       Social Psychology         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration     Social Work       Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration         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         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Fine/Studio Arts, General         Music, General