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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 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 9% 10-19 Students: 22% 20-29 Students: 32% 30-39 Students: 14% 40-49 Students: 7% 50-99 Students: 10% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 90% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 37% 5 Years: 65% 6 Years: 69% 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.   Engineering 22% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 15% 3.   Biological and biomedical sciences 11% 4.   Social sciences 8% 5.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 6% 6.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 7.   Education 5% 8.   Psychology 4% 9.   Physical sciences 4% 10.   Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies 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 Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations         Agricultural and Extension Education Services       Agricultural Business and Management, General         Agricultural Mechanization, General         Agriculture, General         Agronomy and Crop Science     Animal Sciences, General     Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production         Crop Production         Food Science     Horticultural Science     Landscaping and Groundskeeping         Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management         Poultry Science       Soil Science and Agronomy, General       Turf and Turfgrass Management       Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       Environmental Design/Architecture       Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         German Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Bioinformatics       Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Biometry/Biometrics       Biotechnology         Botany/Plant Biology     Entomology       Genetics, General       Genetics, Other         Immunology       Microbiology, General     Physiology, General       Plant Pathology/Phytopathology       Toxicology       Zoology/Animal Biology     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General       Business/Managerial Economics         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric         Organizational Communication, General         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications         Education Adult and Continuing Education Administration       Agricultural Teacher Education       College Student Counseling and Personnel Services         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services       Curriculum and Instruction       Education, General         Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities         Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation         Educational Evaluation and Research         Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Educational/Instructional Media Design         Elementary Education and Teaching       English/Language Arts Teacher Education       French Language Teacher Education         Higher Education/Higher Education Administration       Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching       Mathematics Teacher Education     Reading Teacher Education         Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education     Social Studies Teacher Education       Spanish Language Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General         Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

Major Category/Major Engineering technologies/technicians Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering     Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering     Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General     Construction Engineering         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General       Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Industrial Engineering     Manufacturing Engineering         Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Nuclear Engineering     Operations Research       Textile Sciences and Engineering     English language and literature/letters Creative Writing       English Language and Literature, General       Technical and Business Writing         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics French Language and Literature       Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Veterinary Medicine (DVM)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)       History History, General       Public/Applied History and Archival Administration         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies       Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics     Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies International/Global Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Nutrition Sciences     Science, Technology and Society         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Forest Management/Forest Resources Management         Forestry, General       Natural Resources Management and Policy       Natural Resources/Conservation, General     Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology       Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management     Sport and Fitness Administration/Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General         Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General         Oceanography, Chemical and Physical         Physical Sciences, Other       Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General     School Psychology       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration       Social Work         Social sciences Anthropology         Criminology         Economics, General       International Relations and Affairs         Political Science and Government, General         Sociology     Visual and performing arts Arts Management         Design and Visual Communications, General       Graphic Design       Industrial Design