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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: 15.2 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 18% 10-19 Students: 32% 20-29 Students: 19% 30-39 Students: 11% 40-49 Students: 6% 50-99 Students: 8% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 97% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 84% 5 Years: 92% 6 Years: 93% 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 23% 2.   Engineering 10% 3.   Psychology 8% 4.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 8% 5.   Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7% 6.   History 6% 7.   English language and literature/letters 6% 8.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 6% 9.   Biological and biomedical sciences 6% 10.   Visual and performing arts 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 Architecture and related services Architectural History and Criticism, General       Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning       Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)         Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Area Studies, Other         East Asian Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biophysics         Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology         Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology         Pharmacology         Physiology, General         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting         Business Administration and Management, General         Business/Commerce, General         Management Information Systems, General         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Education Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction       Education, General       Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Physical Education Teaching and Coaching     Special Education and Teaching, General         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering         Biomedical/Medical Engineering     Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General       Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering Physics       Engineering, General         Engineering, Other       Materials Engineering       Mechanical Engineering         Systems 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         French Language and Literature     German Language and Literature     Italian Language and Literature       Linguistics         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General     Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist       Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other         Medicine (MD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)     Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         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 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General     Statistics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Neuroscience         Science, Technology and Society         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science     Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies     Physical sciences Astronomy     Chemistry, General     Physics, General     Psychology Clinical Psychology         Educational Psychology       Psychology, General     Social sciences Anthropology     Economics, General     International Relations and Affairs     Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation       Art/Art Studies, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Music, General