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Degrees Offered Associate's Degree: Bachelor's Degree: Master's Degree: Professional Degree: Doctoral Degree: Faculty and Class Size % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 27% 10-19 Students: 19% 20-29 Students: 24% 30-39 Students: 8% 40-49 Students: 7% 50-99 Students: 10% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 81% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 26% 5 Years: 49% 6 Years: 55% 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 13% 2.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 10% 3.   Engineering 10% 4.   Social sciences 8% 5.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 8% 6.   Biological and biomedical sciences 6% 7.   Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6% 8.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 4% 9.   Psychology 4% 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 Economics       Agriculture, General       Animal Sciences, General       Plant Sciences, Other       Architecture and related services Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)         Biological and biomedical sciences Anatomy         Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Cell Physiology         Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other         Exercise Physiology     Genetics, General       Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other       Physiology, General         Reproductive Biology       Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General         Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business/Commerce, General         Business/Managerial Economics     Finance, General         Labor and Industrial Relations         Management Information Systems, General         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other     Journalism       Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, Other         Computer Science     Education Agricultural Teacher Education       Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Education, General         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Educational/Instructional Media Design         Elementary Education and Teaching         Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Reading Teacher Education         Secondary Education and Teaching         Special Education and Teaching, General         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering       Chemical Engineering       Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General         Computer Software Engineering         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering       Engineering, General         Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Industrial Engineering       Mechanical Engineering       Mining and Mineral Engineering       Petroleum Engineering       English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General     Technical and Business Writing         Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Child Development       Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Foreign Languages and Literatures, General       Health professions and related clinical sciences Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences         Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling         Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)         Dental Hygiene/Hygienist         Dentistry (DDS, DMD)         Medicine (MD)         Nursing Science (MS, PhD)         Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)       Occupational Therapy/Therapist         Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)         Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])         Physical Therapy/Therapist       Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

Major Category/Major History History, General     Legal professions and studies Law (LLB, JD)         Legal Professions and Studies, Other         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         Neuroscience         Science, Technology and Society         Natural resources and conservation Forest Management/Forest Resources Management         Forest Sciences and Biology         Forestry, General         Natural Resource Economics         Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management       Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Health and Physical Education, General         Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other         Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General       Physics, General     Psychology Counseling Psychology         Educational Psychology         Psychology, General     Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Social Work       Security and protective services Criminalistics and Criminal Science         Social sciences Economics, General         Geography     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     Music, Other         Theatre Literature, History and Criticism         Visual and Performing Arts, General