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Degrees Offered

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Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 12.5 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 24%
20-29 Students: 29%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 8%
50-99 Students: 9%
100 or More Students: 7%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
92%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 48%
5 Years: 71%
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.  Social sciences19%
2.  Biological and biomedical sciences10%
3.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services10%
4.  Engineering9%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
6.  Psychology6%
7.  Visual and performing arts5%
8.  English language and literature/letters5%
9.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics4%
10.  Health professions and related clinical sciences4%

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 YesYes Yes
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Area Studies, Other YesYes  
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Chinese Studies  Yes  
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other Yes   
European Studies/Civilization Yes   
German Studies Yes   
Italian Studies  Yes  
Japanese Studies  Yes  
Korean Studies  Yes  
Latin American Studies YesYes  
Near and Middle Eastern Studies  Yes Yes
Russian Studies  Yes  
Scandinavian Studies YesYes  
South Asian Studies  Yes  
Spanish and Iberian Studies    Yes
Women's Studies YesYes Yes

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes  Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biostatistics  Yes Yes
Biotechnology    Yes
Botany/Plant Biology YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other Yes   
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other YesYes  
Epidemiology  Yes Yes
Genetics, General    Yes
Genetics, Other  Yes Yes
Immunology  Yes Yes
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology YesYes Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology    Yes
Pharmacology    Yes
Physiology, General Yes   
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other    Yes
Structural Biology    Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology Yes  Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Auditing  Yes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Construction Management YesYes  
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Yes   
Management Information Systems, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia  Yes  
Journalism Yes   
Political Communication Yes   

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

Education
Biology Teacher Education  Yes  
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Education, General  Yes Yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes Yes
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
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, Other YesYes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Metallurgical Engineering Yes   
Operations Research Yes   

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Housing and Human Environments, General    Yes

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Yes   
Chinese Language and Literature Yes   
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General