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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 13%
10-19 Students: 25%
20-29 Students: 26%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 5%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 9%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
93%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 63%
5 Years: 80%
6 Years: 82%

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 services15%
2.  Engineering14%
3.  Social sciences10%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences8%
5.  English language and literature/letters7%
6.  Psychology7%
7.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences5%
8.  Communication, journalism, and related programs4%
9.  Education4%
10.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies4%

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
Agricultural Business and Management, Other Yes   
Agricultural Communication/Journalism Yes   
Agricultural Economics YesYes Yes
Agricultural Mechanization, General Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science Yes   

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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African Studies  Yes  
Area Studies, Other Yes   
Asian Studies/Civilization  Yes  
East Asian Studies Yes   
Latin American Studies YesYes  
Russian Studies  Yes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biophysics Yes  Yes
Botany/Plant Biology  Yes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Yes   
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Yes  Yes
Ecology Yes   
Entomology  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Physiology, General  Yes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes Yes
Actuarial Science Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Finance, General YesYes Yes
Labor and Industrial Relations  Yes Yes
Marketing, Other Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science YesYes Yes

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education  Yes  
Art Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Biology Teacher Education  Yes  
Chemistry Teacher Education  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes Yes
French Language Teacher Education Yes   
German Language Teacher Education Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes Yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes Yes
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes Yes
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  
Technical Teacher Education  Yes Yes

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Yes   
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Mechanics YesYes Yes
Engineering Physics Yes   
Engineering, General YesYes  
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Science YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Systems Engineering  Yes Yes

Major Category/Major