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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 10.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 27%
10-19 Students: 35%
20-29 Students: 35%
30-39 Students: 3%
40-49 Students: 0%
50-99 Students: 0%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
90%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 79%
5 Years: 83%
6 Years: 83%

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.  Social sciences14%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services12%
3.  History9%
4.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics8%
5.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies7%
6.  Visual and performing arts7%
7.  Philosophy and religious studies6%
8.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
9.  Biological and biomedical sciences6%
10.  Physical sciences6%

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
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   
Information Science/Studies Yes   

Education
Education, General  Yes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation  Yes  
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching  Yes  
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching  Yes  
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Secondary School Administration/Principalship  Yes  
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Yes   
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  

Engineering
Engineering, Other Yes   

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Yes   
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major

History
History, General Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Mathematics and Computer Science Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Neuroscience Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education, General Yes   
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes  
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Social sciences
Economics, General Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   
Urban Studies/Affairs Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Music Performance, General Yes   
Music Theory and Composition Yes   
Music, General Yes   
Music, Other Yes