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Faculty and Class Size
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 28%
10-19 Students: 38%
20-29 Students: 15%
30-39 Students: 9%
40-49 Students: 4%
50-99 Students: 4%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 96%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 85%
5 Years: 90%
6 Years: 91%

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
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  Navy
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Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
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Most Popular Degrees
Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Social sciences29%
2.  Engineering15%
3.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics7%
4.  Psychology6%
5.  English language and literature/letters5%
6.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies5%
7.  History5%
8.  Visual and performing arts4%
9.  Education4%
10.  Mathematics and statistics4%

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
East Asian Studies Yes   
European Studies/Civilization Yes   
Latin American Studies YesYes  
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign) Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry  Yes Yes
Bioinformatics  Yes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology    Yes
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Yes   
Human/Medical Genetics    Yes
Microbiology, General  Yes Yes
Molecular Biology Yes  Yes
Molecular Physiology  Yes Yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology  Yes Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology    Yes
Pharmacology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes Yes
Human Resources Development  Yes  
Organizational Behavior Studies  Yes  

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science YesYes Yes

Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Education, General Yes  Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education  Yes  
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes Yes
International and Comparative Education  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Secondary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes Yes
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other    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 Science Yes   
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes Yes
Materials Science  Yes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Child Development YesYes  

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences    Yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist  Yes Yes
Clinical Nurse Specialist  Yes  
Critical Care Nursing  Yes  
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner  Yes  
Health/Medical Physics  Yes  
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)  Yes  
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery  Yes  
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)  Yes  
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Nursing, Other  Yes  
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes  

Major Category/Major
History
History, General YesYes Yes
History, Other Yes   

Legal professions and studies
Law (LLB, JD)   Yes 
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL