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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: 16.4 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 11% 10-19 Students: 32% 20-29 Students: 18% 30-39 Students: 17% 40-49 Students: 9% 50-99 Students: 8% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 72% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 17% 5 Years: 40% 6 Years: 48% 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 13% 2.   Engineering 12% 3.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 9% 4.   Biological and biomedical sciences 8% 5.   Visual and performing arts 7% 6.   Education 7% 7.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6% 8.   Social sciences 5% 9.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 5% 10.   Engineering technologies/technicians 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 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences Agricultural Business and Management, General         Agricultural Mechanization, General         Animal Sciences, General         Horticultural Science         Plant Sciences, General     Range Science and Management       Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)         Environmental Design/Architecture         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biotechnology         Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology         Entomology         Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology     Molecular Biology       Plant Pathology/Phytopathology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting         Business/Commerce, General         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Education Agricultural Teacher Education       Education, General       Elementary Education and Teaching         Music Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education       Secondary Education and Teaching         Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education         Engineering technologies/technicians Construction Engineering Technology/Technician         Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician         Engineering Chemical Engineering       Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering       Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Industrial Engineering       Mechanical Engineering

Major Category/Major English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General       Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General       Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Foreign Languages and Literatures, General         Health professions and related clinical sciences Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       History History, General       Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science     Land Use Planning and Management/Development     Natural Resources/Conservation, General       Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management     Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Sport and Fitness Administration/Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social sciences Anthropology         Applied Economics         Economics, General         Political Science and Government, General         Sociology         Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General       Cinematography and Film/Video Production       Music, General