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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: 14 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 11% 10-19 Students: 33% 20-29 Students: 25% 30-39 Students: 7% 40-49 Students: 5% 50-99 Students: 10% 100 or More Students: 10% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 94% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 51% 5 Years: 79% 6 Years: 82% 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 14% 2.   Biological and biomedical sciences 12% 3.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 9% 4.   Engineering 9% 5.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 6.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 5% 7.   History 5% 8.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 5% 9.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5% 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 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences Agricultural Business and Management, General         Agricultural Communication/Journalism       Agricultural Economics       Agronomy and Crop Science       Animal Sciences, General       Dairy Science       Food Science       Horticultural Science       Soil Science and Agronomy, General       Architecture and related services 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         Asian Studies/Civilization         Latin American Studies       Scandinavian Studies       South Asian Studies       Southeast Asian Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other         Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Biometry/Biometrics         Biophysics         Biotechnology         Botany/Plant Biology       Conservation Biology         Endocrinology         Entomology       Environmental Toxicology         Genetics, General       Human/Medical Genetics         Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology       Microbiology, General       Molecular Biochemistry         Molecular Biology         Oncology and Cancer Biology         Pharmacology and Toxicology         Physiology, General         Plant Genetics         Plant Pathology/Phytopathology       Zoology/Animal Biology       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Actuarial Science       Business Administration and Management, General       Business/Commerce, General         Finance, General       Insurance       International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Information Systems, General       Marketing/Marketing Management, General       Operations Management and Supervision       Real Estate       Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric       Journalism       Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General       Education Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching         Agricultural Teacher Education         Art Teacher Education       Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Curriculum and Instruction         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Elementary Education and Teaching         Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education         Music Teacher Education       Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education       Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Social Studies Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General       Engineering Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering       Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering       Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering       Engineering Mechanics       Engineering Physics         Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Geological/Geophysical Engineering       Industrial Engineering       Materials Engineering       Mechanical Engineering       Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering         Nuclear Engineering       Systems Engineering         English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General

Major Category/Major Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Apparel and Textile Manufacture         Consumer Economics         Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management         Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication       Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General       Human Development and Family Studies, General         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics       Chinese Language and Literature       Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Comparative Literature       French Language and Literature       Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Hebrew Language and Literature       Italian Language and Literature       Japanese Language and Literature       Linguistics         Portuguese Language and Literature       Russian Language and Literature         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist       Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Community Health and Preventive Medicine         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       Occupational Therapy/Therapist         Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)         Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other         Physical Therapy/Therapist         Physician Assistant         Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)         Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor       History History and Philosophy of Science and Technology       History, General       Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Legal Studies, General       Library science Library Science/Librarianship         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Mathematics, General       Statistics, General       Multi/interdisciplinary studies International/Global Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other       Nutrition Sciences       Natural resources and conservation Forest Sciences and Biology         Forestry, General         Land Use Planning and Management/Development         Natural Resources/Conservation, General         Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management         Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management       Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Kinesiology and Exercise Science       Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management         Philosophy and religious studies Jewish/Judaic Studies         Philosophy       Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Astronomy         Astrophysics         Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General       Chemistry, General       Chemistry, Other         Geology/Earth Science, General       Geophysics and Seismology         Oceanography, Chemical and Physical         Physics, General       Psychology Educational Psychology         Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Public Policy Analysis         Social Work       Social sciences Anthropology       Cartography       Economics, General       Geography       International Relations and Affairs         Political Science and Government, General       Sociology       Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation       Art/Art Studies, General       Arts Management         Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General       Interior Design         Music History, Literature, and Theory         Music Performance, General       Music, General         Musicology and Ethnomusicology