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Faculty and Class Size

% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 32%
20-29 Students: 22%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 6%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 6%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 90%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 55%
5 Years: 73%
6 Years: 75%

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 services15%
2.  Social sciences12%
3.  Engineering11%
4.  English language and literature/letters11%
5.  Health professions and related clinical sciences10%
6.  Psychology9%
7.  History4%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
9.  Visual and performing arts3%
10.  Multi/interdisciplinary 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
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies Yes   
East Asian Studies  Yes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry    Yes
Bioinformatics  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biostatistics  Yes Yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology    Yes
Ecology Yes   
Epidemiology  Yes Yes
Immunology    Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General Yes   
Molecular Biology Yes   
Molecular Pharmacology    Yes
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes Yes
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Management Information Systems, General  Yes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other  Yes Yes
Computer Science YesYes Yes
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications  Yes  
Information Science/Studies YesYes Yes

Education
Education, General  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes Yes

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

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature Yes   
French Language and Literature YesYes Yes
German Language and Literature YesYes  
Italian Language and Literature YesYes  
Japanese Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics YesYes  
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes Yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics  Yes  
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Yes   
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)   Yes 
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other  Yes  
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) Yes   
Environmental Health  Yes  
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Yes   
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Yes   
Health/Health Care Administration/Management  Yes  
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)  Yes  
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Nurse Anesthetist  Yes  
Nursing, Other  Yes Yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene  Yes  
Occupational Therapy/Therapist  Yes  
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Physical Therapy/Therapist    Yes
Public Health, Other  Yes Yes
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major
History
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology YesYes Yes
History, General YesYes Yes

Legal professions and studies
Law (LLB, JD)   Yes 

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Yes   
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Yes   

Library science
Library Science/Librarianship  Yes Yes

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics Yes   
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Yes   
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes
Statistics, General YesYes Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Biological and Physical Sciences Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Neuroscience YesYes Yes

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy YesYes Yes
Religion/Religious Studies YesYes  

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Yes   
Geology/Earth Science, General YesYes Yes
Physical Sciences Yes   
Physics, General YesYes Yes

Psychology
Educational Psychology YesYes Yes
Psychology, General YesYes Yes

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration Yes