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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 12.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 29%
20-29 Students: 40%
30-39 Students: 19%
40-49 Students: 1%
50-99 Students: 1%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 88%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 78%
5 Years: 80%
6 Years: 80%

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
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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services28%
2.  Social sciences16%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs10%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences9%
5.  Psychology7%
6.  English language and literature/letters7%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
8.  Engineering4%
9.  Visual and performing arts4%
10.  Mathematics and statistics3%

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
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Finance, General YesYes  
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

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

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

Education
Bilingual and Multilingual Education  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Education, General  Yes  
Education, Other  Yes  
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement  Yes  
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes  
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other  Yes  

Engineering
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Computer Software Engineering YesYes  
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringYesYesYes  
Mechanical Engineering YesYes  

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

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling  Yes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  

History
History, General Yes   

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
General Studies Yes   
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Yes   
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesYes    

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Social sciences
Economics, General Yes   
International Relations and Affairs Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes