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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 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 13% 10-19 Students: 34% 20-29 Students: 25% 30-39 Students: 21% 40-49 Students: 3% 50-99 Students: 4% 100 or More Students: 0% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 80% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 39% 5 Years: 52% 6 Years: 55% 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 33% 2.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 13% 3.   Psychology 8% 4.   Education 8% 5.   Social sciences 7% 6.   English language and literature/letters 6% 7.   Visual and performing arts 5% 8.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 5% 9.   History 4% 10.   Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 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 Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African Studies         American/United States Studies/Civilization         Area Studies, Other         Asian Studies/Civilization         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General       Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other         Business/Managerial Economics         Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance and Financial Management Services, Other         Finance, General       Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         International Business/Trade/Commerce       Management Information Systems, General       Marketing Research         Marketing/Marketing Management, General       Taxation         Communication, journalism, and related programs Broadcast Journalism         Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric       Journalism         Mass Communication/Media Studies         Public Relations/Image Management         Radio and Television         Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science       Education Art Teacher Education       Bilingual and Multilingual Education         Biology Teacher Education         Business Teacher Education         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Elementary Education and Teaching         English/Language Arts Teacher Education         Health Teacher Education       Mathematics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education       Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Physics Teacher Education         Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Social Studies Teacher Education         Spanish Language Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General         Special Education and Teaching, Other         Teacher Education, Multiple Levels         Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other         Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor         Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering/Industrial Management         Engineering Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering         Engineering Science         Industrial Engineering         Mechanical Engineering

Major Category/Major English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General         English Literature (British and Commonwealth)         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General         Comparative Literature         Italian Language and Literature         Latin Language and Literature         Linguistics         Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth         Art Therapy/Therapist         Athletic Training/Trainer         Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Community Health and Preventive Medicine         Health/Health Care Administration/Management         Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling         Physician Assistant         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor         History History, General         Legal professions and studies American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)         Legal Professions and Studies, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Humanities/Humanistic Studies       Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General       Multi/interdisciplinary studies Gerontology         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Studies         Philosophy and religious studies Jewish/Judaic Studies         Philosophy         Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Chemistry, General         Geology/Earth Science, General         Physics, General         Psychology Industrial and Organizational Psychology         Psychology, General         Psychology, Other         Social sciences Anthropology         Economics, General         Geography         Political Science and Government, General         Social Sciences, General         Sociology         Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Fine/Studio Arts, General         Music, General