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Degrees Offered

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Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16.9 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 30%
20-29 Students: 26%
30-39 Students: 18%
40-49 Students: 9%
50-99 Students: 4%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
85%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 31%
5 Years: 55%
6 Years: 59%

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 services21%
2.  Visual and performing arts12%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs11%
4.  Education11%
5.  Social sciences7%
6.  Health professions and related clinical sciences5%
7.  Psychology5%
8.  Security and protective services4%
9.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
10.  English language and literature/letters3%

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
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, GeneralYes    
Horticultural Science Yes   

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) Yes   
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning YesYes  
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) Yes   

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies YesYes Yes
American/United States Studies/Civilization Yes   
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Latin American Studies Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Anatomy    Yes
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biophysics Yes   
Epidemiology  Yes  
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology    Yes
Molecular Biology    Yes
Pharmacology    Yes
Physiology, General  Yes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Actuarial Science YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business Statistics  Yes Yes
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce Yes   
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance, General YesYes  
Hospitality Administration/Management, General YesYes  
Insurance Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce YesYes  
Labor and Industrial Relations YesYes  
Management Information Systems, General YesYes Yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General YesYes  
Organizational Behavior Studies Yes   
Real Estate Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Advertising Yes   
Broadcast Journalism Yes   
Journalism YesYes  
Mass Communication/Media Studies    Yes
Organizational Communication, General YesYes  
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Yes   
Public Relations/Image Management YesYes  
Radio and Television YesYes  

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

Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes  
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
Business Teacher Education Yes   
Education, Other  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education Yes   
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education YesYes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes Yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes  
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other  Yes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other    Yes
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Yes   
Urban Education and Leadership  Yes Yes

Engineering technologies/technicians
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician Yes   
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech Yes   
Engineering Technology, General Yes   
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Yes   
Manufacturing Technology/Technician Yes   

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes  
Civil Engineering, General YesYes  
Computer Engineering, Other Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes  
Engineering, General    Yes
Materials Science Yes   
Mechanical Engineering YesYes  

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

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