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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 19.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 9%
10-19 Students: 26%
20-29 Students: 33%
30-39 Students: 18%
40-49 Students: 6%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 81%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 40%
5 Years: 54%
6 Years: 57%

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 services18%
2.  Communication, journalism, and related programs12%
3.  Health professions and related clinical sciences8%
4.  Education8%
5.  Engineering7%
6.  Social sciences7%
7.  Psychology7%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
9.  Personal and culinary services5%
10.  Visual and performing arts4%

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
Animal Sciences, General YesYes  
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other Yes   

Architecture and related services
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   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Aquatic Biology/Limnology  Yes  
Biochemistry  Yes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Conservation Biology  Yes  
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Yes   
Microbiology, General Yes   
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Labor and Industrial Relations  Yes  
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes  

Education
Education, General  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes  
Secondary Education and Teaching Yes   

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

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General YesYes  
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General  Yes  
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes  

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences  Yes Yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist YesYes  
Communication Disorders, General Yes   
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Yes   
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) Yes   
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Yes   
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes   
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Physical Therapy/Therapist  Yes Yes
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist  Yes  

Major Category/Major
History
History, General YesYes  

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Yes   

Library science
Library Science/Librarianship  Yes  

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

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies Yes   
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Yes   
Natural Resources Management and Policy YesYes  
Natural Resources/Conservation, General  Yes Yes
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Yes   
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

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

Psychology
Clinical Psychology  Yes Yes
Experimental Psychology    Yes
Psychology, General Yes   
School Psychology  Yes Yes

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration  Yes  
Public Policy Analysis  Yes Yes

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Applied Economics  Yes Yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Political Science and Government, General YesYes  
Sociology Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Yes   
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Fine/Studio Arts, General Yes   
Music Performance, General Yes   
Music Theory and Composition