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Ohio University-Main Campus

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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 19.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 32%
20-29 Students: 28%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 6%
100 or More Students: 4%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
78%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 48%
5 Years: 68%
6 Years: 71%

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.  Communication, journalism, and related programs15%
2.  Education12%
3.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services11%
4.  Social sciences9%
5.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
6.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences7%
7.  Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities7%
8.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies6%
9.  Psychology5%
10.  Visual and performing arts3%

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
African Studies YesYes  
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
European Studies/Civilization Yes   
Latin American Studies YesYes  
Southeast Asian Studies  Yes  
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Botany/Plant Biology YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Yes  Yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Yes   
Microbiology, General YesYes  
Wildlife Biology Yes   
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Actuarial Science Yes   
Business Administration and Management, GeneralYesYesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Broadcast Journalism Yes   
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other YesYes  
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Yes   
Health Communication YesYes Yes
Journalism YesYes  
Organizational Communication, General YesYes Yes
Photojournalism Yes   
Radio and Television YesYes Yes

Communications technologies/technicians and support services
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianYes    

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General Yes   
Computer Science YesYes  
Information Technology Yes   

Education
Art Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Yes   
Educational Evaluation and Research    Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education    Yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes Yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education    Yes
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Secondary Education and Teaching Yes   
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes Yes
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/TechnicianYes    
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental TechnologyYes    
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   

Engineering
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes  
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering, Other    Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes  
Mechanical Engineering YesYes  

English language and literature/letters
Creative Writing Yes   
English Language and Literature, General YesYes Yes
Speech and Rhetorical Studies YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General Yes   
Child DevelopmentYesYes   
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General YesYes  
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management Yes   
Housing and Human Environments, General Yes   
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes  

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other Yes   
French Language and Literature YesYes  
German Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics YesYes  
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes  

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer YesYes  
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes Yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Yes   
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) Yes   
Environmental Health Yes   
Health/Health Care Administration/Management YesYes  
Music Therapy/Therapist  Yes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Yes   
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)   Yes 
Physical Therapy/Therapist    Yes

History
History, General YesYes  
History, Other  Yes