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Degrees Offered

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

Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 6 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 33%
10-19 Students: 42%
20-29 Students: 11%
30-39 Students: 4%
40-49 Students: 2%
50-99 Students: 4%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
99%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 87%
5 Years: 95%
6 Years: 96%

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 sciences25%
2.  History14%
3.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies9%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences8%
5.  English language and literature/letters8%
6.  Visual and performing arts6%
7.  Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies5%
8.  Engineering4%
9.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics4%
10.  Psychology4%

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  
Environmental Design/Architecture  Yes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African Studies YesYes  
African-American/Black Studies YesYes Yes
American/United States Studies/Civilization YesYes Yes
Area Studies, Other Yes   
Chinese Studies Yes   
East Asian Studies  Yes  
European Studies/Civilization  Yes  
German Studies Yes   
Japanese Studies Yes   
Latin American Studies Yes   
Russian Studies Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology YesYes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other  Yes Yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology  Yes Yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology    Yes
Evolutionary Biology YesYes Yes
Genetics, General  Yes Yes
Immunology  Yes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology    Yes
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology    Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology  Yes  
Pharmacology  Yes Yes
Physiology, General    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Business Administration and Management, General  Yes Yes

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

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Physics YesYes Yes
Engineering Science Yes   
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Ancient Near Eastern/Biblical Languages, Lit & Linguistics Yes   
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature Yes   
Chinese Language and Literature Yes   
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General YesYes Yes
Comparative Literature  Yes Yes
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General  Yes Yes
French Language and Literature YesYes Yes
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General  Yes Yes
Italian Language and Literature    Yes
Latin Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics YesYes Yes
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General  Yes Yes
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General    Yes
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)    Yes
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)  Yes  
Physician Assistant  Yes  
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes Yes

History
History, General YesYes Yes

Legal professions and studies
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)  Yes Yes
Law (LLB, JD)   Yes 

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

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

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Cognitive Science Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other YesYes Yes
Neuroscience  Yes Yes

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies Yes   
Forestry, General  Yes Yes

Philosophy and religious studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies Yes   
Philosophy YesYes Yes
Religion/Religious Studies YesYes Yes

Physical sciences
Astronomy  Yes Yes
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other Yes   
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General Yes  Yes
Physics, General YesYes Yes