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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: 10.8 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 11% 10-19 Students: 24% 20-29 Students: 28% 30-39 Students: 11% 40-49 Students: 9% 50-99 Students: 10% 100 or More Students: 7% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 93% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 51% 5 Years: 73% 6 Years: 77% 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 19% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 11% 3.   Biological and biomedical sciences 10% 4.   Engineering 9% 5.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 6.   Psychology 5% 7.   English language and literature/letters 5% 8.   Visual and performing arts 5% 9.   Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies 4% 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 Architecture and related services 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 American Indian/Native American Studies         Area Studies, Other       Asian Studies/Civilization         Canadian Studies         Chinese Studies         Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other         European Studies/Civilization         French Studies       German Studies         Italian Studies         Japanese Studies         Korean Studies         Latin American Studies       Near and Middle Eastern Studies       Russian Studies         Scandinavian Studies       South Asian Studies         Women's Studies       Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Biostatistics       Biotechnology         Botany/Plant Biology         Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology     Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other     Epidemiology       Genetics, General         Genetics, Other       Human/Medical Genetics         Immunology         Microbiology, General     Neurobiology and Neurophysiology       Pathology/Experimental Pathology       Pharmacology       Physiology, General         Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other       Structural Biology         Zoology/Animal Biology     Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Auditing         Business Administration and Management, General     Construction Management       Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance, General         Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         Management Information Systems, General       Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia         Journalism         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General       Computer Science         Information Science/Studies       Information Technology         Education Biology Teacher Education         Curriculum and Instruction         Education, General       Educational Administration and Supervision, Other         Educational Leadership and Administration, General       Mathematics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education     Special Education and Teaching, General       Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering     Biomedical/Medical Engineering     Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, Other         Industrial Engineering     Manufacturing Engineering         Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters Creative Writing       English Language and Literature, General     Technical and Business Writing       Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Housing and Human Environments, General         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics         Chinese Language and Literature         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General     Comparative Literature     Danish Language and Literature         East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General     French Language and Literature         Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General     Italian Language and Literature         Japanese Language and Literature         Korean Language and Literature         Latin Language and Literature         Linguistics     Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other       Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Russian Language and Literature         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General     South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Spanish Language and Literature         Swedish Language and Literature         Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist     Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other         Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD)         Dentistry (DDS, DMD)         Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)         Environmental Health     Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator         Health/Health Care Administration/Management         International Public Health/International Health         Medical Informatics       Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)         Medicine (MD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)     Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene       Occupational Therapy/Therapist         Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)       Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)         Orthotist/Prosthetist         Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)         Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)         Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)         Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])         Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other       Physical Therapy/Therapist         Physician Assistant         Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)       Public Health, Other       Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other

Major Category/Major History History and Philosophy of Science and Technology         History, General     History, Other         Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other       Legal Studies, General         Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities General Studies         Humanities/Humanistic Studies         Library science Library Science, Other         Library Science/Librarianship         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics       Applied Mathematics, Other         Computational Mathematics         Mathematics, General     Mathematics, Other         Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Museology/Museum Studies         Nutrition Sciences       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science         Environmental Studies         Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management     Forest Management/Forest Resources Management         Forestry, General       Forestry, Other         Urban Forestry         Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management         Philosophy and religious studies Islamic Studies         Jewish/Judaic Studies         Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Astronomy     Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General     Chemistry, General     Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other         Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology     Oceanography, Chemical and Physical     Physics, General     Physics, Other         Psychology Clinical Psychology         Educational Psychology         Psychology, General     Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Public Policy Analysis         Social Work     Social Work, Other         Security and protective services Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other         Social sciences Anthropology     Economics, General     Geography     Political Science and Government, General     Political Science and Government, Other         Social Sciences, General         Sociology     Visual and performing arts Acting         Art History, Criticism and Conservation     Art/Art Studies, General       Ceramic Arts and Ceramics         Conducting       Dance, General       Design and Visual Communications, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts         Graphic Design         Industrial Design         Jazz/Jazz Studies         Metal and Jewelry Arts         Music History, Literature, and Theory         Music Performance, General     Music Theory and Composition         Music, General         Music, Other         Musicology and Ethnomusicology       Painting         Photography         Piano and Organ     Sculpture         Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology         Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments         Visual and Performing Arts, Other         Voice and Opera