| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in June, July, August, and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of five weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business, social sciences, biological/life sciences |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.6 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
81% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
23:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1127 men, 776 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
975 men, 639 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
152 men, 137 women |
| Graduation rate: |
60% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some 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, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in all majors. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
UN Semester |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Doctorates
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering
- American Indian Studies
- Animal Science
- Anthropology
- Anthropology/Linguistics
- Applied Mathematics
- Arid Lands Resource Sciences
- Art History
- Art History/Theory
- Astronomy
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Bilingual/Bicultural Education
- Bilingual/Multicultural Education
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biosystems Engineering
- Cancer Biology
- Cell Biology/Anatomy
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communications
- Computer Science
- East Asian Studies
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
- Economics
- Education
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Educational Specialist
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Engineering
- Epidemiology
- Family/Consumer Resources
- Foundations of Education
- French
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geoscience
- Higher Education
- History
- Hydrology
- Information Resources/Library Science
- Insect Science
- Language/Reading/Culture
- Linguistics
- Management
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Pharmacology
- Microbiology/Immunology
- Mining Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Mining/Geological Engineering
- Molecular/Cellular Biology
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Natural Resources
- Near Eastern Studies
- Neuroscience
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nursing
- Nutritional Science
- Optical Sciences
- Pathobiology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacology/Toxicology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiological Sciences
- Planetary Sciences
- Plant Pathology
- Plant Sciences
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Rhetoric/Composition/Teaching of English
- School Counseling/Guidance
- Second Language Acquisition/Teaching
- Sociology
- Soil/Water/Environmental Science
- Spanish
- Special Education Research
- Special Education/Rehabilitation/School Psychology
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Systems/Industrial Engineering
- Teaching/Teacher Education
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| Credit placement options: |
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- placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- placement for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- placement for international baccalaureate
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