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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: 11.6 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 24% 10-19 Students: 34% 20-29 Students: 17% 30-39 Students: 10% 40-49 Students: 8% 50-99 Students: 6% 100 or More Students: 1% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 89% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 59% 5 Years: 72% 6 Years: 74% 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 24% 2.   Social sciences 19% 3.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 12% 4.   Visual and performing arts 8% 5.   Psychology 7% 6.   Engineering 5% 7.   English language and literature/letters 4% 8.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 4% 9.   Biological and biomedical sciences 4% 10.   Mathematics and statistics 3% 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 Italian Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General       Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance, General       Financial Planning and Services       Labor and Industrial Relations         Management Information Systems, General         Management Science, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General       Real Estate         Communication, journalism, and related programs Advertising         Journalism         Public Relations/Image Management         Communications technologies/technicians and support services Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other       Education Bilingual and Multilingual Education         Education, Other         Music Teacher Education       Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering/Industrial Management       Telecommunications Technology/Technician         Engineering Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General     Computer Software Engineering         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General     Engineering, Other         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering       Manufacturing Engineering         Mechanical Engineering     Operations Research         Systems Engineering         English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General       Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Facilities Planning and Management         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature         History History, General     Legal professions and studies American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)         Law (LLB, JD)         Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)         Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

Major Category/Major Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities General Studies         Humanities/Humanistic Studies         Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Computational Mathematics       Mathematics, General         Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies International/Global Studies         Medieval and Renaissance Studies       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Chemistry, General       Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology       Physics, General         Psychology Clinical Psychology       Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Public Policy Analysis         Social sciences Anthropology     Applied Economics         Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General         Social Sciences, General         Sociology         Theology and religious vocations Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)         Religious/Sacred Music         Theology/Theological Studies       Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation       Cinematography and Film/Video Production         Conducting         Dance, General       Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Film/Cinema Studies         Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music History, Literature, and Theory         Music Performance, General       Music Theory and Composition         Music, General         Piano and Organ       Voice and Opera