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Degrees Offered

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Bachelor's Degree:
Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 20 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 24%
10-19 Students: 28%
20-29 Students: 21%
30-39 Students: 11%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 4%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
79%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 24%
5 Years: 52%
6 Years: 58%

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 services18%
2.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences11%
3.  Social sciences10%
4.  Education9%
5.  Engineering9%
6.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences6%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
8.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies4%
9.  Communication, journalism, and related programs4%
10.  Health professions and related clinical sciences4%

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
Agricultural and Food Products Processing  Yes Yes
Agricultural Business and Management, General YesYes  
Agricultural Communication/Journalism Yes   
Agricultural Economics YesYes Yes
Agricultural Mechanization, Other Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science YesYes Yes

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  
Interior Architecture Yes   
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes  
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Entomology  Yes Yes
Genetics, General  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General Yes   
Pathology/Experimental Pathology  Yes Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology    Yes
Wildlife Biology Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Accounting and Related Services, OtherYes    
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   
Business/Commerce, General YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General YesYes  
Marketing, Other Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherYes    
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Computer Programming/Programmer, General  Yes  
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystYesYes   
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Yes   
Information Science/Studies Yes   

Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes Yes
Agricultural Teacher Education Yes   
Art Teacher Education Yes   
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Secondary Education and Teaching Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes Yes

Engineering technologies/technicians
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Yes   
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/TechnicianYesYes   
Engineering Technology, GeneralYesYes   
Engineering/Industrial Management YesYes  
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/TechnicianYesYes   

Engineering
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Architectural Engineering YesYes  
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes  
Operations Research  Yes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General YesYes  
Child Development Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Yes  Yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes  
Human Nutrition YesYes Yes

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General YesYes  

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Communication Disorders, General Yes   
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) Yes   
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Yes   
Pre-Veterinary Studies Yes   
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes  
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Yes   
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)   Yes 
Veterinary Physiology (Cert, MS, PhD)  Yes  
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)  Yes  

History
History, General YesYes Yes

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes