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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: 6.7 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 40% 10-19 Students: 35% 20-29 Students: 11% 30-39 Students: 4% 40-49 Students: 3% 50-99 Students: 4% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 97% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 86% 5 Years: 93% 6 Years: 93% 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.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 20% 2.   Social sciences 17% 3.   Engineering 15% 4.   Visual and performing arts 10% 5.   Psychology 8% 6.   History 5% 7.   Biological and biomedical sciences 5% 8.   English language and literature/letters 3% 9.   Mathematics and statistics 2% 10.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 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-American/Black Studies         American/United States Studies/Civilization         European Studies/Civilization         Biological and biomedical sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biotechnology         Botany/Plant Biology, Other         Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other         Neurobiology and Neurophysiology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting and Related Services, Other         Business Administration and Management, General         Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business/Commerce, General         Business/Managerial Economics         E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce         Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance, General       Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Science, General         Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other         Marketing/Marketing Management, General       Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management         Operations Management and Supervision         Organizational Behavior Studies     Real Estate         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication and Media Studies, Other       Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other         Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia         Journalism       Radio and Television     Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General         Computer Science     Information Science/Studies       Education Education, Other       Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities         Music Teacher Education     Secondary Education and Teaching         Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other         Engineering/Industrial Management         Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician         Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering     Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering Mechanics         Engineering, Other       Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Industrial Engineering     Manufacturing Engineering         Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters Creative Writing       English Language and Literature, General     Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General         Comparative Literature     East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other         French Language and Literature     German Language and Literature       Italian Language and Literature         Linguistics       Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General     Spanish Language and Literature         Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Communication Disorders, General     Genetic Counseling/Counselor         Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other         Health/Health Care Administration/Management         Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling         Medical Informatics         Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)         Medicine (MD)         Physical Therapy/Therapist         Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Major Category/Major History History, General     Legal professions and studies Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)         Law (LLB, JD)         Legal Professions and Studies, Other         Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other         Legal Studies, General         Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)         Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)         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 Biological and Physical Sciences         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Neuroscience         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Sport and Fitness Administration/Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies     Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other       Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General         Psychology Clinical Psychology         Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics         Counseling Psychology         Psychology, General     Psychology, Other         Public administration and social service professions Community Organization and Advocacy       Public Administration         Public Policy Analysis       Science technologies/technicians Science Technologies/Technicians, Other         Social sciences Anthropology     Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Theology and religious vocations Religious/Sacred Music         Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation     Art/Art Studies, General       Conducting       Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General     Jazz/Jazz Studies         Music Performance, General     Music Theory and Composition     Music, General       Music, Other       Musicology and Ethnomusicology         Piano and Organ     Playwriting and Screenwriting         Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments     Visual and Performing Arts, General         Voice and Opera