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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: 9 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 24% 10-19 Students: 37% 20-29 Students: 14% 30-39 Students: 8% 40-49 Students: 4% 50-99 Students: 9% 100 or More Students: 4% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 95% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 74% 5 Years: 82% 6 Years: 84% 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 16% 2.   Biological and biomedical sciences 13% 3.   Psychology 11% 4.   Visual and performing arts 11% 5.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 11% 6.   Engineering 9% 7.   Physical sciences 6% 8.   English language and literature/letters 5% 9.   History 5% 10.   Mathematics and statistics 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 Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Russian Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biophysics       Biostatistics         Epidemiology         Genetics, General       Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other         Microbiology, General         Neuroanatomy         Pathology/Experimental Pathology       Pharmacology       Toxicology       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business Administration and Management, General       Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Education Curriculum and Instruction       Early Childhood Education and Teaching         Education, General         Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms         Educational Administration and Supervision, Other       Elementary Education and Teaching         English/Language Arts Teacher Education         French Language Teacher Education         Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching         Mathematics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education     Physics Teacher Education         Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Secondary Education and Teaching         Social Studies Teacher Education         Spanish Language Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General         Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other       Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor         Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering     Chemical Engineering     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Materials Engineering       Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics American Sign Language (ASL)         Comparative Literature         French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Japanese Language and Literature         Linguistics         Russian Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Adult Health Nurse/Nursing         Critical Care Nursing         Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner         Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General         Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management         Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling         Medicine (MD)         Nursing Science (MS, PhD)         Nursing, Other         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)         Pediatric Nurse/Nursing         Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         History History, General     Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics and Statistics, Other         Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Neuroscience       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Environmental Studies         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Optics/Optical Sciences     Physics, General     Physics, Other       Psychology Clinical Psychology         Developmental and Child Psychology         Experimental Psychology     Psychology, General       Social Psychology         Social sciences Anthropology         Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General     Social Sciences, Other         Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Conducting         Film/Cinema Studies         Fine/Studio Arts, General         Jazz/Jazz Studies     Music Performance, General     Music Theory and Composition     Music, General         Musicology and Ethnomusicology         Piano and Organ       Visual and Performing Arts, Other         Voice and Opera