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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: 18.7 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 14% 10-19 Students: 25% 20-29 Students: 30% 30-39 Students: 10% 40-49 Students: 10% 50-99 Students: 7% 100 or More Students: 4% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 73% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 19% 5 Years: 45% 6 Years: 54% 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 24% 2.   Education 17% 3.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 4.   Health professions and related clinical sciences 6% 5.   Engineering 6% 6.   Visual and performing arts 6% 7.   Psychology 5% 8.   Social sciences 4% 9.   Transportation and materials moving 3% 10.   Biological and biomedical sciences 3% 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 Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General       Biomedical Sciences, General         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General         Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business/Commerce, General         Construction Management         E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce         Finance, General         Financial Planning and Services         Human Resources Development         Human Resources Management and Services, Other         Information Resources Management/CIO Training         Logistics and Materials Management         Management Science, General         Marketing, Other         Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations         Communication, journalism, and related programs Advertising         Communication and Media Studies, Other         Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric       Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other         Journalism         Organizational Communication, General       Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General         Computer Science       Education Administration of Special Education         Art Teacher Education       Biology Teacher Education         Business Teacher Education         Chemistry Teacher Education         College Student Counseling and Personnel Services         Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services         Early Childhood Education and Teaching       Education, Other         Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness         Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances         Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation         Educational Evaluation and Research         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision         Educational/Instructional Media Design         Elementary Education and Teaching       English/Language Arts Teacher Education       Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education       French Language Teacher Education         Geography Teacher Education         Health Teacher Education         History Teacher Education         Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching         Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching         Mathematics Teacher Education       Music Teacher Education         Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Physics Teacher Education         Reading Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education       Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education         Social Science Teacher Education         Spanish Language Teacher Education         Special Education and Teaching, General         Special Education and Teaching, Other         Teacher Education, Multiple Levels         Technical Teacher Education         Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education         Trade and Industrial Teacher Education         Engineering technologies/technicians Construction Engineering Technology/Technician         Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other         Engineering/Industrial Management       Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering         Chemical Engineering         Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General       Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering       Engineering, Other       Industrial Engineering       Manufacturing Engineering       Mechanical Engineering       Structural Engineering         English language and literature/letters Creative Writing       English Composition         English Language and Literature, General

Major Category/Major Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Apparel and Textiles, General         Child Development         Family Systems         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Latin Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature       Health professions and related clinical sciences Athletic Training/Trainer       Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other         Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other         Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General         Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling         Music Therapy/Therapist       Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)         Occupational Therapy/Therapist       Physician Assistant         Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist         History History, General       Public/Applied History and Archival Administration       Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics       Mathematics, General       Statistics, General       Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician         Multi/interdisciplinary studies International/Global Studies         Medieval and Renaissance Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Natural resources and conservation Environmental Studies         Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies Health and Physical Education, General         Kinesiology and Exercise Science       Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies         Sport and Fitness Administration/Management         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy       Philosophy, Other         Religion/Religious Studies       Physical sciences Chemistry, General       Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other         Geology/Earth Science, General       Physics, General       Psychology Counseling Psychology         Industrial and Organizational Psychology         Psychology, General       Social Psychology         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration       Social Work       Security and protective services Criminal Justice/Safety Studies         Social sciences American Government and Politics (United States)         Anthropology       Applied Economics         Economics, General       Economics, Other         Geography       Geography, Other         Political Science and Government, General       Political Science and Government, Other         Social Sciences, Other         Sociology       Transportation and materials moving Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew         Aviation/Airway Management and Operations         Visual and performing arts Acting         Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Art/Art Studies, General         Arts Management         Dance, General         Dance, Other         Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other         Fine/Studio Arts, General       Graphic Design         Industrial Design         Interior Design         Jazz/Jazz Studies         Music Pedagogy         Music Performance, General       Music Theory and Composition       Music, General         Music, Other         Piano and Organ         Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology         Theatre Literature, History and Criticism         Voice and Opera