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Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 18.8 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 9%
10-19 Students: 23%
20-29 Students: 39%
30-39 Students: 15%
40-49 Students: 3%
50-99 Students: 7%
100 or More Students: 4%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 83%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 39%
5 Years: 61%
6 Years: 65%

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
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Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
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Most Popular Degrees
Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Education20%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services17%
3.  Social sciences8%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
6.  Visual and performing arts5%
7.  Security and protective services4%
8.  English language and literature/letters4%
9.  Psychology4%
10.  Engineering technologies/technicians3%

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
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations YesYes  
Agriculture, General Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Insurance Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes  
Journalism Yes   
Mass Communication/Media Studies Yes   
Public Relations/Image Management Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Yes   
Information Technology YesYes  

Education
Business Teacher Education Yes   
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education    Yes
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Yes   

Engineering technologies/technicians
Industrial Technology/Technician YesYes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General YesYes  

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General  Yes  
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Environmental Health Yes   
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner  Yes  
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Yes   
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Yes   

History
History, General YesYes  

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

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education, General  Yes  
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Yes   
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes  
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other  Yes  
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes   
Physics, General Yes   

Psychology
Counseling Psychology  Yes  
Psychology, General YesYes  
School Psychology    Yes

Public administration and social service professions
Social Work YesYes  

Security and protective services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies YesYes  

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Archeology  Yes  
Economics, General YesYes  
Geography Yes   
Political Science and Government, General YesYes  
Social Sciences, General Yes   
Sociology YesYes  

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General YesYes  
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General YesYes  
Fine/Studio Arts, General YesYes  
Music Performance, General Yes