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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: 18 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 18% 10-19 Students: 28% 20-29 Students: 25% 30-39 Students: 12% 40-49 Students: 6% 50-99 Students: 8% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 87% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 45% 5 Years: 64% 6 Years: 67% 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 25% 2.   Social sciences 10% 3.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 9% 4.   Visual and performing arts 7% 5.   Biological and biomedical sciences 6% 6.   Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies 6% 7.   Education 6% 8.   Psychology 5% 9.   Engineering 5% 10.   Health professions and related clinical 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 Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Latin American Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biomedical Sciences, General       Biostatistics       Epidemiology       Human/Medical Genetics         Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General     Business/Managerial Economics         Finance, General         Hospitality Administration/Management, General       Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         Insurance         International Business/Trade/Commerce       Management Science, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Office Management and Supervision         Real Estate         Retailing and Retail Operations       Tourism and Travel Services Management         Communication, journalism, and related programs Advertising         Broadcast Journalism         Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia         Journalism       Public Relations/Image Management         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General         Education Art Teacher Education       Business Teacher Education         College Student Counseling and Personnel Services         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services       Curriculum and Instruction         Early Childhood Education and Teaching       Education, General         Educational Evaluation and Research       Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Educational/Instructional Media Design         Elementary Education and Teaching       Health Teacher Education         Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching         Music Teacher Education       Physical Education Teaching and Coaching     Reading Teacher Education       Secondary Education and Teaching         Special Education and Teaching, General       Engineering Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Nuclear Engineering       English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General         Comparative Literature     Foreign Languages and Literatures, General         French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature       Italian Language and Literature         Linguistics       Russian Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Environmental Health       Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management         Medicine (MD)         Nurse Anesthetist         Nursing Science (MS, PhD)       Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)         Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)         Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])         Physical Therapy/Therapist         Public Health Education and Promotion       Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)       Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing         Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         History History, General     Public/Applied History and Archival Administration         Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies       Library science Library Science/Librarianship         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Kinesiology and Exercise Science     Sport and Fitness Administration/Management       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology         Physical Sciences, Other         Physics, General     Psychology Clinical Psychology       Experimental Psychology       School Psychology       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social Work       Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration       Social sciences Anthropology       Economics, General     Geography     International Relations and Affairs     Political Science and Government, General     Social Sciences, Other         Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation       Conducting       Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Film/Cinema Studies         Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other       Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music Performance, General       Music Theory and Composition         Music, General         Music, Other       Voice and Opera