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College Profile for North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Degrees Offered
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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 21%
20-29 Students: 32%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 11%
100 or More Students: 5%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 70%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 37%
5 Years: 65%
6 Years: 69%

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.  Engineering24%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services15%
3.  Biological and biomedical sciences10%
4.  Social sciences9%
5.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences7%
6.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
7.  Education5%
8.  Physical sciences4%
9.  Psychology3%
10.  Computer and information sciences and support 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 and Extension Education Services YesYes Yes
Agricultural Business and Management, GeneralYes    
Agricultural Mechanization, General Yes   
Agriculture, GeneralYes    
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and ProductionYes    
Crop ProductionYes    
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science YesYes Yes
Landscaping and GroundskeepingYes    
Poultry Science YesYes  
Soil Science and Agronomy, General  Yes Yes
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementYesYes   

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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Bioinformatics  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biometry/Biometrics  Yes Yes
Biotechnology  Yes  
Botany/Plant Biology Yes  Yes
Entomology  Yes Yes
Genetics, General  Yes Yes
Genetics, Other  Yes Yes
Immunology  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Physiology, General  Yes Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology  Yes Yes
Toxicology  Yes Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   
Organizational Communication, General  Yes  

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

Education
Adult and Continuing Education Administration  Yes Yes
Agricultural Teacher Education YesYes  
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Education, General Yes   
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation  Yes  
Educational Evaluation and Research    Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education YesYes  
French Language Teacher Education Yes   
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes Yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching YesYes  
Mathematics Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education Yes   
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Social Studies Teacher Education YesYes  
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Technical Teacher Education    Yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major
Engineering technologies/technicians
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Yes   

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes  
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Construction Engineering Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering, General YesYes  
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Yes   
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Manufacturing Engineering  Yes  
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Operations Research  Yes Yes
Textile Sciences and Engineering YesYes Yes

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Human Development and Family Studies, General </