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Degrees Offered
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Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 16%
10-19 Students: 32%
20-29 Students: 27%
30-39 Students: 14%
40-49 Students: 5%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 90%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 62%
5 Years: 75%
6 Years: 76%

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 services19%
2.  Visual and performing arts11%
3.  Biological and biomedical sciences10%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences10%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs9%
6.  Social sciences9%
7.  Psychology8%
8.  Engineering6%
9.  English language and literature/letters3%
10.  Architecture and related services2%

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  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  

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

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes  Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology    Yes
Exercise Physiology  Yes Yes
Immunology  Yes Yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography YesYes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Yes   
Pharmacology  Yes Yes
Physiology, General    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Managerial Economics Yes  Yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Science, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Taxation  Yes  

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Systems Security Yes   
Computer Science YesYes  
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician Yes   
Information Science/Studies YesYes  

Education
Biology Teacher Education  Yes  
Education, General  Yes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms  Yes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities  Yes Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities  Yes  
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision    Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering/Industrial Management  Yes  

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Yes   
Architectural Engineering Yes   
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes  
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
French Language and Literature Yes  Yes
German Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes  Yes

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Yes   
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Yes   
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Yes   
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management  Yes  
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling  Yes  
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor  Yes  
Music Therapy/Therapist YesYes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Physical Therapy/Therapist    Yes
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Yes   
Pre-Pharmacy Studies Yes   
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes Yes

Major Category/Major
History
History, General YesYes Yes

Legal professions and studies
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)  Yes  
International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)  Yes  
Law (LLB, JD)