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Professional Degree:
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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 11.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 19%
10-19 Students: 46%
20-29 Students: 27%
30-39 Students: 6%
40-49 Students: 2%
50-99 Students: 1%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
90%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 78%
5 Years: 83%
6 Years: 83%

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 services19%
2.  Social sciences14%
3.  Visual and performing arts10%
4.  Psychology9%
5.  Education8%
6.  English language and literature/letters7%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences7%
8.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
9.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics5%
10.  Physical sciences4%

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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Insurance Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   

Education
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   

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

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

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
International/Global Studies Yes   

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Major Category/Major

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

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

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Music Performance, General Yes   
Music Theory and Composition Yes   
Music, General Yes   
Piano and Organ Yes   
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Yes   
Voice and Opera Yes