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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: 13.5 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 9% 10-19 Students: 33% 20-29 Students: 28% 30-39 Students: 24% 40-49 Students: 1% 50-99 Students: 4% 100 or More Students: 0% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 94% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 82% 5 Years: 87% 6 Years: 88% 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 35% 2.   Social sciences 11% 3.   Engineering 10% 4.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 9% 5.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 7% 6.   English language and literature/letters 4% 7.   Biological and biomedical sciences 3% 8.   Psychology 3% 9.   History 3% 10.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 2% 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 Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General       Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other         Business/Managerial Economics         Finance, General       Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Taxation         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric       Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General       Education Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Educational Administration and Supervision, Other         Elementary Education and Teaching         Secondary Education and Teaching       Engineering Chemical Engineering       Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General       Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering       Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Mechanical Engineering       Transportation and Highway Engineering         English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General       Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Italian Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Adult Health Nurse/Nursing         Nurse Anesthetist         Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)         Nursing, Other       Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)         Pediatric Nurse/Nursing         History History, General       Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities General Studies         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies     Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General       Statistics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Astronomy         Chemistry, General       Physical Sciences       Physics, General         Psychology Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other         Security and protective services Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other         Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration         Social sciences Economics, General         Geography         Political Science and Government, General       Sociology         Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General