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Degrees Offered
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Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 20.5 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 9%
10-19 Students: 20%
20-29 Students: 25%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 9%
50-99 Students: 14%
100 or More Students: 10%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 77%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 13%
5 Years: 32%
6 Years: 43%

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.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services32%
2.  Psychology8%
3.  Social sciences8%
4.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
5.  Biological and biomedical sciences6%
6.  Engineering5%
7.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies5%
8.  Visual and performing arts4%
9.  Engineering technologies/technicians4%
10.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences4%

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
Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
Architecture and Related Services, Other  Yes  
Environmental Design/Architecture Yes   
Interior Architecture Yes   

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
German Studies Yes   
Russian Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes Yes
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes  
Business/Commerce, General    Yes
Business/Corporate Communications Yes   
Finance, General YesYes Yes
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management YesYes  
Human Resources Development  Yes  
International Business/Trade/Commerce  Yes  
Logistics and Materials Management  Yes  
Management Information Systems, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General YesYes Yes
Operations Management and Supervision YesYes Yes
Organizational Behavior Studies Yes   
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   
Journalism YesYes  
Public Relations/Image Management YesYes  
Radio and Television Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Computer and Information Systems Security  Yes  
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Yes   
Information Science/Studies Yes   

Education
Art Teacher Education  Yes  
Bilingual and Multilingual Education  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Early Childhood Education and Teaching  Yes  
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Foreign Language Teacher Education  Yes  
Health Occupations Teacher Education  Yes Yes
Health Teacher Education  Yes  
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Music Teacher Education  Yes  
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching  Yes  
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education  Yes  
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Social Studies Teacher Education  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician YesYes  
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Yes   
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician Yes   
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Yes   
Surveying Technology/Surveying Yes   

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering  Yes  
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes  
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering  Yes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Petroleum Engineering  Yes  
Systems Engineering  Yes  

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

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

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Yes   
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)  Yes  
Optometry (OD)   Yes 
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)    Yes
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)  Yes