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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 15.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 19%
10-19 Students: 24%
20-29 Students: 29%
30-39 Students: 10%
40-49 Students: 5%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
76%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 28%
5 Years: 48%
6 Years: 53%

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 services16%
2.  Education12%
3.  Visual and performing arts10%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences10%
5.  English language and literature/letters9%
6.  Social sciences8%
7.  Psychology5%
8.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies5%
9.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences5%
10.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%

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
African-American/Black Studies Yes   
Women's Studies YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes  
Human/Medical Genetics  Yes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General    Yes

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science YesYes  
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications YesYes  

Education
Art Teacher Education Yes   
Biology Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Drama and Dance Teacher Education Yes   
Early Childhood Education and Teaching  Yes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments Yes   
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
English/Language Arts Teacher Education YesYes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Social Science Teacher Education Yes   
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  

English language and literature/letters
Creative Writing  Yes  
English Language and Literature, General YesYes Yes
Speech and Rhetorical Studies YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General YesYes Yes
Child Development Yes   
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes Yes

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other  Yes  
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Public Health Education and Promotion YesYes  

History
History, General YesYes  

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies YesYes  

Library science
Library Science/Librarianship  Yes  

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Gerontology  Yes  
Nutrition Sciences YesYes Yes

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science YesYes Yes
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management  Yes  
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes  
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General YesYes Yes

Public administration and social service professions
Community Organization and Advocacy  Yes  
Public Administration  Yes  
Social Work Yes   

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Geography YesYes Yes
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology YesYes  

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes   
Dance, General YesYes  
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General YesYes  
Fine/Studio Arts, General YesYes  
Interior Design YesYes  
Music Performance, General YesYes Yes
Music Theory and Composition YesYes  
Music, General Yes