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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: 22 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 10% 10-19 Students: 21% 20-29 Students: 25% 30-39 Students: 12% 40-49 Students: 8% 50-99 Students: 15% 100 or More Students: 9% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 79% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 12% 5 Years: 32% 6 Years: 42% 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 31% 2.   Psychology 8% 3.   Social sciences 8% 4.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 5.   Biological and biomedical sciences 5% 6.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 5% 7.   Engineering 5% 8.   Engineering technologies/technicians 5% 9.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4% 10.   Visual and performing arts 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 Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       Architecture and Related Services, Other         Environmental Design/Architecture         Interior Architecture       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies German Studies         Russian Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry     Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting     Business Administration and Management, General         Business/Corporate Communications         Finance, General     Hotel/Motel Administration/Management       Human Resources Development         Logistics and Materials Management         Management Information Systems, General     Marketing/Marketing Management, General     Operations Management and Supervision     Organizational Behavior Studies         Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric         Journalism       Public Relations/Image Management       Radio and Television         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Computer and Information Systems Security         Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst         Information Science/Studies         Education Art Teacher Education         Bilingual and Multilingual Education         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction       Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented         Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Educational/Instructional Media Design         Elementary Education and Teaching         Foreign Language Teacher Education         Health Teacher Education         Higher Education/Higher Education Administration         Mathematics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education       Physical Education Teaching and Coaching         Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Secondary Education and Teaching         Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Social Studies Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General         Engineering technologies/technicians Computer Engineering Technology/Technician       Construction Engineering Technology/Technician         Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician         Industrial Technology/Technician         Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician         Surveying Technology/Surveying         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering         Biomedical/Medical Engineering         Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering       Industrial Engineering     Materials Engineering       Mechanical Engineering     Petroleum Engineering         English language and literature/letters Creative Writing     English Language and Literature, General     Speech and Rhetorical Studies

Major Category/Major Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences       Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General         Human Development and Family Studies, General         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Chinese Language and Literature         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General         French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Italian Language and Literature         Linguistics       Spanish Language and Literature     Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist       Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General         Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)         Optometry (OD)         Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])         Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)         History History, General     Legal professions and studies Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)         Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)         Health Law (LLM, MJ, JSD/SJD)         International Business, Trade, and Tax Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)         Law (LLB, JD)         Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Health and Physical Education, General         Kinesiology and Exercise Science     Sport and Fitness Administration/Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy       Physical sciences Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General         Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology     Physics, General     Psychology Clinical Psychology         Counseling Psychology         Developmental and Child Psychology         Educational Psychology       Industrial and Organizational Psychology         Psychology, General       School Psychology         Social Psychology         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social Work       Social sciences Anthropology       Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General     Sociology       Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Art/Art Studies, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Graphic Design       Industrial Design         Music Pedagogy         Music Performance, General     Music Theory and Composition       Music, General         Painting       Photography       Sculpture