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Degrees Offered

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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 13%
10-19 Students: 24%
20-29 Students: 29%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 8%
50-99 Students: 11%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
83%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 27%
5 Years: 50%
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
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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services24%
2.  Education18%
3.  Engineering12%
4.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences6%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs5%
6.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
7.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies5%
8.  Psychology5%
9.  Social sciences3%
10.  Architecture and related services3%

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 Yes   
Agricultural Business and Management, General  Yes  
Agricultural Economics Yes   
Agriculture, General YesYes Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science Yes   
Animal Sciences, General Yes   
Food Science YesYes  
Horticultural Science YesYes  
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Yes   
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management YesYes Yes
Poultry Science Yes   

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

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Yes   
Molecular Biology    Yes
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other    Yes
Toxicology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business/Commerce, General  Yes  
Business/Managerial Economics YesYes  
Construction Management Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Insurance Yes   
Management Information Systems, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Operations Management and Supervision Yes   
Real Estate Yes   
Taxation  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 YesYes Yes

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education YesYes  
Business Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services    Yes
Community College Education  Yes Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction    Yes
Education, General    Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes  
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship    Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes  
Secondary Education and Teaching YesYes Yes
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other YesYes  
Technical Teacher Education YesYes  
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education    Yes

Major Category/Major
Engineering technologies/technicians
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other Yes   
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes  
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes  
Civil Engineering, General YesYes  
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering, General    Yes
Engineering, Other YesYes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes  
Mechanical Engineering YesYes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Yes   
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General  Yes Yes

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)   Yes 
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)  Yes Yes

History
History, General YesYes Yes

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

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics    Yes
Mathematics, General YesYes  
Statistics, General  Yes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Biological and Physical Sciences Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Systems Science and Theory    Yes