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Degrees Offered

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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 10.8 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 17%
10-19 Students: 52%
20-29 Students: 24%
30-39 Students: 5%
40-49 Students: 1%
50-99 Students: 2%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 94%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 83%
5 Years: 86%
6 Years: 86%

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 sciences30%
2.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics8%
3.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies8%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences8%
5.  Physical sciences7%
6.  Psychology6%
7.  Visual and performing arts6%
8.  Philosophy and religious studies5%
9.  English language and literature/letters5%
10.  History5%

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
Latin American Studies Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 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   

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Japanese Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics Yes   
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

History
History, General Yes   

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

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General Yes   

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Yes   
International/Global Studies Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Neuroscience Yes   

Major Category/Major
Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

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

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

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

Visual and performing arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Fine/Studio Arts, General Yes   
Music, General Yes