| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in mid-August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
15 week semesters and seven and-a-half week sessions. |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held between March and August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business/management/marketing, biology/biological sciences, psychology |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
86% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
23:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1345 men, 884 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
1248 men, 817 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
97 men, 67 women |
| Graduation rate: |
66% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors and certificates offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, chiropractic, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physical assistant, podiatry, osteopathic |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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business, engineering |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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Many 3-2 programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University), Semester at Sea. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, British West Indies, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Actuarial Science
- Aerospace Engineering
- African/African-American Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics for the Life/Social Science
- Architecture
- Art
- Asian Languages
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Asian/Pacific/American Studies
- Biochemistry
- Biological Science
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Informatics
- Biophysics
- Business
- Business Data Analytics
- Business Entrepreneurship
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Mathematical Sciences
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management
- Dance
- Design Studies
- Digital Culture
- Early Childhood Education
- Earth/Environmental Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Engineering Management
- English
- Environmental Design
- Family/Human Development
- Film
- Finance
- French
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geography
- German
- Global Health
- Global Studies
- Graphic Design
- History
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Informatics
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Interior Design
- Italian
- Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Justice Studies
- Landscape Architecture
- Management
- Marketing
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Molecular Bioscience/Biotechnology
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Theory/Composition
- Music Therapy
- Performance
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainability
- The Arts
- Theatre
- Transborder Chicano/Latino Studies
- Urban Planning
- Women/Gender Studies
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Doctorates
- Aerospace Engineering
- Animal Behavior
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics for the Life/Social Sciences
- Astrophysics
- Audiology
- Biochemistry
- Biological Design
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Informatics
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Civil/Environmental/Sustainable Engineering
- Communication
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Management
- Counseling Psychology
- Curriculum/Instruction
- East Asian Languages/Civilizations
- Economics
- Educational Administration/Supervision
- Educational Policy/Evaluation
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Technology
- English
- Environment Life Sciences
- Environmental Social Sciences
- Evolutionary Biology
- Family/Human Development
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- Geological Sciences
- Global Health
- History
- History/Philosophy of Science
- History/Theory of Art
- Human/Social Dimensions of Science
- Industrial Engineering
- International Letters/Cultures
- Justice Studies
- Learning/Literacies/Technologies
- Linguistics/Applied Linguistics
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Media Arts/Sciences
- Microbiology
- Molecular/Cell Biology
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Statistics
- Sustainability
- Theatre
- Transborder Studies
- Urban Planning
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Aerospace Engineering
- American Indian Studies
- American Media/Popular Culture
- American Studies
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Applied Ethics and the Professions
- Architecture
- Art
- Asian Languages/Civilizations
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Diagnostics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Informatics
- Building Design
- Business Administration
- Business Analytics
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Communication Disorders
- Composition
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management
- Counseling
- Creative Writing
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Dance
- Design
- Digital Culture
- Educational Policy
- Educational Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Engineering
- Engineering Science
- English
- English Education
- Finance
- French
- Geographic Education
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geography
- Geological Sciences
- German
- Global Health
- Global Logistics
- Global Technology/Development
- Higher/Postsecondary Education
- History
- Industrial Design
- Infant/Family Practice
- Information Management
- Interior Architecture
- Justice Studies
- Landscape Architecture
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics/Applied Linguistics
- Management
- Marriage/Family Therapy
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Molecular/Cellular Biology
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Therapy
- Nanoscience
- Natural Sciences
- Performance
- Philosophy
- Plant Biology
- Political Science
- Real Estate Development
- Religious Studies
- Science/Technology Policy
- Secondary Education
- Social/Cultural Pedagogy
- Solar Energy Engineering/Commercialization
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Sustainability
- Taxation
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Theatre
- Urban Design
- Urban Environmental Planning
- Visual Communications Design
- Women Gender Studies
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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