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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: 27.5 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 9% 10-19 Students: 18% 20-29 Students: 34% 30-39 Students: 17% 40-49 Students: 8% 50-99 Students: 11% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 85% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 20% 5 Years: 42% 6 Years: 49% 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 23% 2.   Social sciences 16% 3.   Education 10% 4.   Psychology 9% 5.   Biological and biomedical sciences 8% 6.   English language and literature/letters 7% 7.   Engineering 5% 8.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 5% 9.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 4% 10.   Visual and performing arts 3% 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)         Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         American/United States Studies/Civilization       Latin American Studies         Women's Studies       Biological and biomedical sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other       Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biomedical Sciences, General         Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology         Oncology and Cancer Biology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General     Business/Commerce, General       Business/Managerial Economics       Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance, General       Hospitality Administration/Management, General         International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Information Systems, General       Marketing/Marketing Management, General       Communication, journalism, and related programs Mass Communication/Media Studies       Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General         Information Science/Studies         Information Technology         Education Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction       Early Childhood Education and Teaching       Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances         Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation         Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented         Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Elementary Education and Teaching       English/Language Arts Teacher Education       Foreign Language Teacher Education       Mathematics Teacher Education       Music Teacher Education       Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education       Social Science Teacher Education       Special Education and Teaching, General       Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor         Trade and Industrial Teacher Education       Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Industrial Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Speech and Rhetorical Studies     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, 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 Athletic Training/Trainer         Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist     Bioethics/Medical Ethics         Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Health/Health Care Administration/Management         Medicine (MD)         Nursing Science (MS, PhD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)     Physical Therapy/Therapist         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)       Public Health, Other         Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor         History History, General       Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities General Studies         Humanities/Humanistic Studies         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies       Library science Library Science/Librarianship         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General     Statistics, General       Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Gerontology     Natural resources and conservation Environmental Studies       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy       Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Oceanography, Chemical and Physical       Physics, General     Psychology Psychology, General     Psychology, Other         School Psychology       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social Work       Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration         Social sciences Anthropology     Criminology       Economics, General         Geography       Geography, Other         International Relations and Affairs         Political Science and Government, General       Social Sciences, General         Sociology       Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation       Art/Art Studies, General         Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music Performance, General       Music, General         Visual and Performing Arts, Other