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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: 17 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 26% 10-19 Students: 24% 20-29 Students: 22% 30-39 Students: 6% 40-49 Students: 5% 50-99 Students: 9% 100 or More Students: 8% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 91% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 61% 5 Years: 77% 6 Years: 80% 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 sciences 18% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 11% 3.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 8% 4.   Biological and biomedical sciences 8% 5.   Psychology 7% 6.   Visual and performing arts 7% 7.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 6% 8.   English language and literature/letters 5% 9.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 5% 10.   Engineering 4% 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

Major Category/Major Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies         Area Studies, Other       Asian Studies/Civilization       Asian-American Studies         Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies         Italian Studies         Near and Middle Eastern Studies         Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Aquatic Biology/Limnology         Biochemistry         Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other     Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other     Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other     Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography       Microbiology, General         Pharmacology         Physiology, General         Zoology/Animal Biology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business/Managerial Economics         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Education Education, General       Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Engineering Chemical Engineering     Computer Engineering, General         Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Materials Science       Mechanical Engineering     English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Chinese Language and Literature         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Comparative Literature     Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other         French Language and Literature     Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Japanese Language and Literature         Linguistics     Portuguese Language and Literature         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other       History History, General     History, Other         Legal professions and studies Legal Studies, General         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other         Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics         Applied Mathematics, Other         Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies International/Global Studies         Medieval and Renaissance Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other     Natural resources and conservation Environmental Science       Environmental Studies         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies     Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Chemistry, Other         Geology/Earth Science, General     Geophysics and Seismology       Hydrology and Water Resources Science         Physics, General     Psychology Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology         Psychology, General     Psychology, Other       Social sciences Anthropology     Econometrics and Quantitative Economics         Economics, General     Geography     Political Science and Government, General     Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation     Art/Art Studies, General         Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General     Film/Cinema Studies       Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music Theory and Composition         Music, General