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Degrees Offered

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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 13%
10-19 Students: 23%
20-29 Students: 29%
30-39 Students: 24%
40-49 Students: 6%
50-99 Students: 4%
100 or More Students: 1%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 87%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 57%
5 Years: 75%
6 Years: 76%

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 services24%
2.  Education12%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs11%
4.  Engineering9%
5.  Psychology6%
6.  Social sciences6%
7.  Health professions and related clinical sciences4%
8.  Engineering technologies/technicians4%
9.  Visual and performing arts4%
10.  Biological and biomedical sciences3%

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

Majors

Major Category/Major
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Environmental Biology Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other  Yes  
Finance, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Management Science, General  Yes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Operations Management and Supervision Yes   
Organizational Behavior Studies Yes   
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes  
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other  Yes  
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Yes   
Journalism Yes   
Organizational Communication, General Yes   
Public Relations/Image Management Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General Yes   
Computer Science YesYes  

Education
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Education, Other Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Foreign Language Teacher Education Yes   
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching YesYes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Secondary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician Yes   
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician Yes   
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   
Manufacturing Technology/Technician Yes   
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Yes   

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes  
Civil Engineering, General YesYes  
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering, General  Yes  
Manufacturing Engineering  Yes  
Materials Engineering  Yes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major
English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Human Nutrition Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Music Therapy/Therapist Yes   
Physical Therapy/Therapist Yes   
Pre-Dentistry Studies Yes   
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

Legal professions and studies
Law (LLB, JD)   Yes 

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
General Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
International/Global Studies Yes   

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science  Yes  
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes  
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   
Optics/Optical Sciences  Yes Yes
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Clinical Psychology  Yes  
Community Psychology  Yes  
Educational Psychology  Yes  
Experimental Psychology  Yes  
Psychology, General YesYes  
School Psychology  Yes  

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration  Yes  

Security and protective services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Yes   

Social sciences
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Theology and religious vocations
Pastoral Studies/Counseling  Yes  
Theology/Theological Studies  Yes Yes