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Degrees Offered
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Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 18.1 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 23%
20-29 Students: 30%
30-39 Students: 16%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 8%
100 or More Students: 7%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 93%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 58%
5 Years: 77%
6 Years: 80%

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.  Social sciences21%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services16%
3.  Engineering9%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences9%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
6.  Education6%
7.  Visual and performing arts4%
8.  English language and literature/letters4%
9.  Psychology4%
10.  Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies3%

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 Economics YesYes Yes
Agriculture, General 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) YesYes  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning    Yes
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) Yes   

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

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Botany/Plant Biology    Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology  Yes Yes
Conservation Biology  Yes  
Ecology Yes   
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other  Yes Yes
Entomology  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General Yes   
Molecular Biology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes  
Business/Commerce, General YesYes Yes
Finance, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Logistics and Materials Management Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Journalism YesYes Yes
Radio and Television Yes   

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

Education
Art Teacher Education Yes   
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Yes   
Foreign Language Teacher Education Yes   
Health Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes Yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Yes   
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes 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, General YesYes  
Engineering, Other YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering  Yes  
Systems Engineering  Yes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Family and Community Services YesYes Yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature Yes   
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General YesYes  
Comparative Literature    Yes
French Language and Literature YesYes Yes
German Language and Literature YesYes Yes
Italian Language and Literature Yes   
Japanese Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other  Yes  
Linguistics Yes  Yes
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Yes   
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes