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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: 13.2 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 10%
10-19 Students: 25%
20-29 Students: 32%
30-39 Students: 26%
40-49 Students: 4%
50-99 Students: 3%
100 or More Students: 0%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
80%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 47%
5 Years: 61%
6 Years: 64%

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.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services22%
2.  Communication, journalism, and related programs12%
3.  Social sciences12%
4.  Visual and performing arts9%
5.  Education8%
6.  Biological and biomedical sciences8%
7.  Psychology8%
8.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics4%
9.  English language and literature/letters4%
10.  Physical 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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Latin American Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography YesYes  

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   

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

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

Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching YesYes  
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Foreign Language Teacher Education  Yes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes  
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other  Yes  

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes   
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature Yes   
Language Interpretation and Translation  Yes  
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   

History
History, General YesYes  

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes  

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Historic Preservation and Conservation Yes   

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Studies  Yes  

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   
Religion/Religious Studies Yes   

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

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration  Yes  

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Sociology Yes   
Urban Studies/Affairs Yes   

Visual and performing arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Yes   
Arts Management Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Fine/Studio Arts, General Yes   
Music, General Yes   




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