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Faculty and Class Size
Student / Faculty Ratio: 19.2 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 16%
10-19 Students: 25%
20-29 Students: 27%
30-39 Students: 11%
40-49 Students: 10%
50-99 Students: 7%
100 or More Students: 4%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates
% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 75%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 20%
5 Years: 45%
6 Years: 54%

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
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Most Popular Degrees
Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services24%
2.  Education19%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
5.  Visual and performing arts6%
6.  Engineering5%
7.  Social sciences4%
8.  Psychology4%
9.  Transportation and materials moving3%
10.  Biological and biomedical sciences3%

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 Studies Yes   
African-American/Black Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biomedical Sciences, General Yes   
Biostatistics  Yes  
Molecular Biology  Yes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes  
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other  Yes  
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Construction Management  Yes  
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Financial Planning and Services Yes   
Human Resources Development  Yes  
Human Resources Management and Services, Other Yes   
Information Resources Management/CIO Training Yes   
Logistics and Materials Management Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing, Other Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Advertising Yes   
Communication and Media Studies, Other Yes   
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes  
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Yes   
Journalism Yes   
Organizational Communication, General YesYes  
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Yes   

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

Education
Administration of Special Education  Yes  
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
Biology Teacher Education Yes   
Business Teacher Education Yes   
Chemistry Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Education, Other  Yes  
Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness  Yes  
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances Yes   
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation Yes   
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other    Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision  Yes  
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education YesYes  
French Language Teacher Education Yes   
Geography Teacher Education Yes   
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration    Yes
History Teacher Education Yes   
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching  Yes  
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching  Yes  
Mathematics Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching YesYes  
Physics Teacher Education Yes   
Reading Teacher Education  Yes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes  
Social Science Teacher Education Yes   
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General  Yes Yes
Special Education and Teaching, Other  Yes  
Superintendency and Educational System Administration    Yes
Technical Teacher Education Yes  Yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Yes   
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Yes   

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other Yes   
Engineering/Industrial Management YesYes  

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Yes   
Chemical Engineering Yes   
Civil Engineering, General YesYes  
Computer Engineering, General YesYes  
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes  
Engineering, Other YesYes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Manufacturing Engineering YesYes  
Materials Science  Yes  
Mechanical Engineering YesYes  
Structural Engineering Yes