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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 18 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 17%
10-19 Students: 17%
20-29 Students: 35%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 12%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
71%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 23%
5 Years: 40%
6 Years: 44%

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
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 services33%
2.  Biological and biomedical sciences12%
3.  Education10%
4.  Social sciences8%
5.  Psychology8%
6.  Visual and performing arts6%
7.  Health professions and related clinical sciences5%
8.  History4%
9.  English language and literature/letters3%
10.  Communication, journalism, and related programs2%

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

Majors

Major Category/Major

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography YesYes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Resort Management Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General Yes   

Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General Yes   
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes  

Major Category/Major

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Public Health Education and Promotion Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Social sciences
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Yes   
Fine/Studio Arts, General Yes   
Music, General Yes