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Degrees Offered

Associate's Degree:
Bachelor's Degree:
Master's Degree:
Professional Degree:
Doctoral Degree:

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 18.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 29%
10-19 Students: 25%
20-29 Students: 24%
30-39 Students: 10%
40-49 Students: 3%
50-99 Students: 7%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
84%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 26%
5 Years: 55%
6 Years: 61%

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
Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Weekend College

Most Popular Degrees

Major Category% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Social sciences14%
2.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services13%
3.  English language and literature/letters6%
4.  Psychology6%
5.  Visual and performing arts5%
6.  Communication, journalism, and related programs5%
7.  Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities5%
8.  Public administration and social service professions5%
9.  Education5%
10.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics4%

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
American/United States Studies/Civilization Yes   
Canadian Studies Yes   
East Asian Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes  
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Yes   
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Yes   
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Operations Management and Supervision Yes   

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

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

Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes  
Art Teacher Education Yes   
Biology Teacher Education Yes   
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes  
Drama and Dance Teacher Education Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Yes   
History Teacher Education Yes   
Mathematics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes  
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Secondary School Administration/Principalship  Yes  
Social Science Teacher Education Yes   
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Spanish Language Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General Yes   
Speech Teacher Education Yes   
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other Yes   
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Yes   
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician Yes   
Industrial Technology/Technician Yes   
Manufacturing Technology/Technician Yes   
Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician Yes   

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Child Development Yes   

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics Yes   
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Yes   
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist  Yes  
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor  Yes  

History
History, General YesYes  
Public/Applied History and Archival Administration  Yes  

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

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics Yes   
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Accounting and Computer Science Yes   
Biological and Physical Sciences Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science YesYes  
Environmental Studies Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Health and Physical Education, General YesYes  
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

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

Psychology
Comparative Psychology  Yes  
Counseling Psychology  Yes  
Developmental and Child Psychology Yes   
Psychology, General Yes   

Public administration and social service professions
Human Services, General Yes   

Social sciences
Anthropology YesYes  
Anthropology, Other Yes   
Archeology Yes   
Economics, General