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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: 17.8 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: — 10-19 Students: — 20-29 Students: — 30-39 Students: — 40-49 Students: — 50-99 Students: — 100 or More Students: — Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 84% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 40% 5 Years: 65% 6 Years: 69% 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 19% 2.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 12% 3.   Social sciences 7% 4.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 7% 5.   Engineering 7% 6.   Education 6% 7.   Biological and biomedical sciences 6% 8.   Psychology 6% 9.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5% 10.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 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 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences Agricultural Business and Management, General         Agricultural Communication/Journalism         Agricultural Economics     Agricultural Mechanization, General         Agriculture, General         Agronomy and Crop Science       Animal Sciences, General     Food Science       Horticultural Science         Plant Sciences, General       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies Area Studies, Other         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry     Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Entomology       Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology       Microbiology, General         Neurobiology and Neurophysiology         Pathology/Experimental Pathology         Physiology, General         Plant Pathology/Phytopathology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business/Commerce, General     Hotel/Motel Administration/Management         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Information Technology         Education Agricultural Teacher Education     Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services       Curriculum and Instruction       Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education, General         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Elementary Education and Teaching         Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching         Secondary Education and Teaching         Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education       Special Education and Teaching, General     Engineering Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering     Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General       Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General         Industrial Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Nuclear Engineering       English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Apparel and Textiles, General       Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General         Family Resource Management Studies, General       Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General         Housing and Human Environments, General       Human Development and Family Studies, General

Major Category/Major Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Foreign Languages and Literatures, General         French Language and Literature       German Language and Literature       Linguistics         Russian Language and Literature       Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist       Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other         Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other       Health/Health Care Administration/Management         Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist         Medicine (MD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)     Occupational Therapy/Therapist       Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)         Physical Therapy/Therapist       Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist         Veterinary Medicine (DVM)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)       History History, General     Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities General Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Nutrition Sciences       Natural resources and conservation Forestry, General     Natural Resources/Conservation, General     Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General     Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General     Public administration and social service professions Human Services, General         Public Administration         Social Work     Social sciences Anthropology       Archeology     Economics, General     Geography       Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General       Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Music, General