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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: 14.7 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 16% 10-19 Students: 35% 20-29 Students: 19% 30-39 Students: 11% 40-49 Students: 6% 50-99 Students: 8% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 84% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 41% 5 Years: 62% 6 Years: 67% 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 15% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 15% 3.   Biological and biomedical sciences 11% 4.   Psychology 9% 5.   Engineering 8% 6.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 8% 7.   Visual and performing arts 6% 8.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 5% 9.   English language and literature/letters 4% 10.   History 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 Environmental Design/Architecture         Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies Asian Studies/Civilization         Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other         Russian Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology     Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other     Physiology, General     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business Administration and Management, General     Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Journalism       Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Education Curriculum and Instruction       Music Teacher Education       Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education       Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering     Architectural Engineering         Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering Physics         Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Chinese Language and Literature         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General     Comparative Literature       East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         French Language and Literature       German Language and Literature         Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Italian Language and Literature         Japanese Language and Literature         Linguistics     Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Communication Disorders, General     History History, General     Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Humanities/Humanistic Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics     Mathematics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Cognitive Science         International/Global Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Museology/Museum Studies         Neuroscience         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Studies     Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Astronomy         Astrophysics       Chemical Physics         Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology         Physics, General     Psychology Educational Psychology       Psychology, General     Social sciences Anthropology     Economics, General     Geography     Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Visual and performing arts Dance, General       Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General     Film/Cinema Studies         Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music History, Literature, and Theory         Music Performance, General     Music, General