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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: 13.9 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 15% 10-19 Students: 22% 20-29 Students: 28% 30-39 Students: 15% 40-49 Students: 6% 50-99 Students: 9% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 86% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 38% 5 Years: 66% 6 Years: 72% 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 18% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 15% 3.   Engineering technologies/technicians 8% 4.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 8% 5.   Education 7% 6.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7% 7.   Social sciences 6% 8.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 5% 9.   Psychology 4% 10.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 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, Other         Agricultural Economics     Agricultural Mechanization, General         Agriculture, General       Agronomy and Crop Science     Animal Sciences, General     Food Science     Horticultural Science     Architecture and related services Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)         Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry     Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Botany/Plant Biology     Entomology     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting         Business Administration and Management, General     Hospitality Administration/Management, Other         Hotel/Motel Administration/Management     Management Information Systems and Services, Other         Operations Management and Supervision       Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other         Computer and Information Sciences, General     Education Agricultural Teacher Education         Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education, General     Elementary Education and Teaching         Physical Education Teaching and Coaching     Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education     Trade and Industrial Teacher Education         Engineering technologies/technicians Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician         Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician       Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician       Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other         Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD       Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other       Robotics Technology/Technician       Surveying Technology/Surveying         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, Other       Industrial Engineering     Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Nuclear Engineering

Major Category/Major English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Apparel and Textiles, General     Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General         Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General     Human Development and Family Studies, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Foreign Languages and Literatures, General     Linguistics       Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist     Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other     Nursing, Other         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])       Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Veterinary Medicine (DVM)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)       Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant       History History, General     Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Humanities/Humanistic Studies         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Natural resources and conservation Forestry, General     Natural Resources/Conservation, General         Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General     Social sciences Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General     Social Sciences, General         Sociology     Transportation and materials moving Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General         Aviation/Airway Management and Operations       Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General       Design and Visual Communications, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other