| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and early 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 May, June, July, August, and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of five weeks and one of 11 weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
mechanical engineering, business administration/management, industrial engineering |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
literature/media/communication, discrete mathematics, earth/atmospheric sciences |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
97% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
19:1 |
| Total faculty: |
849 men, 326 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
791 men, 285 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
58 men, 41 women |
| Graduation rate: |
85% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
yes |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
no |
| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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business, computer science, engineering, humanities, natural science, building construction, industrial design |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 dual degree programs with 35 colleges and universities. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Belize, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, 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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Bachelor's Degrees
- Aerospace Engineering
- Applied Languages/Intercultural Studies
- Applied Physics
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building Construction
- Business Administration
- Chemical/Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Media
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Discrete Mathematics
- Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
- Economics
- Economics/International Affairs
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Global Economics/Modern Languages
- History/Technology/Society
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- International Affairs
- International Affairs/Modern Language
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear/Radiological Engineering
- Physics
- Psychology
- Public Policy
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Doctorates
- Aerospace Engineering
- Algorithms/Combinatorics/Optimization
- Applied Physiology
- Architecture
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Building Construction
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- City/Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Science/Engineering
- Computer Science
- Digital Media
- Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
- Economics
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Engineering Science/Mechanics
- Environmental Engineering
- History/Sociology of Technology/Science
- Human-Centered Computing
- Industrial Engineering
- International Affairs/Science/Technology
- Management
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music Technology
- Nuclear/Radiologic Engineering
- Operations Research
- Paper Science/Engineering
- Physics
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Quantitative BioSciences
- Robotics
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Master's Degrees
- Aerospace Engineering
- Analytics
- Architecture
- Bioengineering
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Innovation/Development
- Building Construction/Integrated Facility Management
- Business Administration/Global Business
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- City/Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Science/Engineering
- Computer Science
- Digital Media
- Earth/Atmospheric Sciences
- Economics
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Engineering Science/Mechanics
- Enterprise Transformation
- Environmental Engineering
- Geographic Information Science/Technology
- Health Systems
- History/Sociology of Technology/Science
- Human/Computer Interaction
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Security
- International Affairs
- International Logistics
- Management
- Management of Technology
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Physics
- Music Technology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Operations Research
- Paper Science/Engineering
- Physics
- Polymers
- Professional Applied Systems Engineering
- Prosthetics/Orthotics
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Quantitative/Computational Finance
- Statistics
- Supply Chain Engineering
- Textile/Fiber Chemistry
- Urban Design
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
- neither credit nor placement 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
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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scores of 3 may be considered. |
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