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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 19.2 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 22%
10-19 Students: 22%
20-29 Students: 28%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 8%
50-99 Students: 6%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
74%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 27%
5 Years: 48%
6 Years: 54%

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 services34%
2.  Education16%
3.  Social sciences6%
4.  Psychology6%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
6.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
7.  Visual and performing arts4%
8.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences4%
9.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
10.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences2%

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   
Agriculture, General Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science Yes   
Animal Sciences, General Yes   
Horticultural Science Yes   
Plant Sciences, General  Yes  

Architecture and related services
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes  
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology YesYes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Yes   
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Construction Management Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
Insurance Yes   
Logistics and Materials Management Yes   
Management Information Systems, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes  
Journalism Yes   
Mass Communication/Media Studies Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science Yes   

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education Yes   
Art Teacher Education Yes   
Biology Teacher Education Yes   
Business Teacher Education Yes   
Chemistry Teacher Education Yes   
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes  
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Yes   
History Teacher Education Yes   
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Physics Teacher Education Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Yes   
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other Yes   

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering/Industrial Management Yes   
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other Yes   

Engineering
Materials Science  Yes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General Yes   
Housing and Human Environments, General Yes   
Human Development and Family Studies, General Yes   

Major Category/Major

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences    Yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) Yes   
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management  Yes  
Nurse Anesthetist  Yes  
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)  Yes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Physical Therapy/Therapist  Yes  
Physician Assistant  Yes  
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes  
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Yes   

History
History, General YesYes  

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Ancient Studies/Civilization Yes   
Biological and Physical Sciences  Yes  
Gerontology Yes   
Natural Sciences  Yes  
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution  Yes  

Natural resources and conservation
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other  Yes  
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies YesYes  

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

Psychology
Psychology, General YesYes  

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration YesYes  
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other  Yes  
Social Work YesYes  

Science technologies/technicians
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Yes