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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: 24% 10-19 Students: 30% 20-29 Students: 16% 30-39 Students: 6% 40-49 Students: 4% 50-99 Students: 9% 100 or More Students: 10% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 97% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 65% 5 Years: 87% 6 Years: 89% 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.   Social sciences 28% 2.   Biological and biomedical sciences 14% 3.   Psychology 11% 4.   History 8% 5.   English language and literature/letters 6% 6.   Engineering 6% 7.   Visual and performing arts 5% 8.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 5% 9.   Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies 4% 10.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 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 Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African Studies         African-American/Black Studies       American Indian/Native American Studies       Area Studies, Other         Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other         Asian Studies/Civilization         Asian-American Studies       East Asian Studies       European Studies/Civilization         Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies         Latin American Studies       Russian Studies         Southeast Asian Studies         Women's Studies     Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry     Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other       Biophysics     Biostatistics       Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology     Ecology         Epidemiology       Human/Medical Genetics       Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography         Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other     Molecular Biochemistry       Molecular Biology         Molecular Pharmacology       Molecular Physiology         Molecular Toxicology         Neurobiology and Neurophysiology       Pathology/Experimental Pathology         Physiology, General     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business Administration and Management, General       Business/Managerial Economics         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Information Science/Studies       Education Education, General       Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Special Education and Teaching, General         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering     Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering         Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Geological/Geophysical Engineering         Manufacturing Engineering         Materials Engineering     Materials Science         Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters American Literature (United States)         English Language and Literature, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Arabic Language and Literature         Chinese Language and Literature         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other         Comparative Literature     East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other       Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other       French Language and Literature     German Language and Literature         Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Italian Language and Literature     Japanese Language and Literature         Korean Language and Literature         Latin Language and Literature         Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other       Linguistics     Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other       Portuguese Language and Literature       Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Russian Language and Literature         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)       Dentistry (DDS, DMD)         Environmental Health       Health Services Administration       Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)         Medicine (MD)         Nursing, Other     Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Public Health, Other       History History, General     Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Library science Library Science, Other       Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Computational Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Mathematics, Other         Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology         Cognitive Science         International/Global Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other     Neuroscience       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science       Philosophy and religious studies Islamic Studies       Jewish/Judaic Studies         Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Astronomy       Astrophysics         Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General       Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other         Chemistry, General     Geochemistry         Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology     Physics, General     Psychology Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology         Psychology, General     Public administration and social service professions Public Policy Analysis         Social Work       Social sciences Anthropology     Archeology       Development Economics and International Development         Economics, General     Geography     Geography, Other         International Economics         Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation     Art/Art Studies, General       Dance, General         Design and Applied Arts, Other       Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General     Film/Cinema Studies     Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other         Music History, Literature, and Theory         Music, General     Musicology and Ethnomusicology