| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
nursing, business, kinesiology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
business commerce, philosophy, multi-interdisiplinary |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
69% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
164 men, 176 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
99 men, 102 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
65 men, 74 women |
| Graduation rate: |
41% 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, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, weekend college, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in applied music, aviation management, aviation management/flight operations, engineering, music business, music theatre, music theory, naval ROTC, pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, and pre-veterinary medicine. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, veterinary medicine |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, secondary |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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health professions, aviation, law |
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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 Australia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Online M.B.A.-M.S.N. program. Community service and experiential learning programs abroad. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Art
- Art Education
- Art History/Criticism/Conservation
- Aviation Management
- Aviation Management/Flight Operations
- Biology
- Business Administration/Management
- Business Management Economics
- Chemistry
- City/Urban/Community/Regional Planning
- Commercial/Advertising Art
- Communication Sciences/Disorders
- Computer/Information Sciences
- Dance
- Dance Education
- Economics
- Electrical/Electronics Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Engineering General
- English
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Studies
- Film
- Finance
- Fine Arts/Art Studies
- Fine/Studio Arts
- French
- General Studies
- Geography
- History
- Humanities
- Information Science
- Intermedia/Multimedia
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- International Relations/Affairs
- Jazz
- Keyboard Instruments
- Kinesiology/Exercise Science
- Liberal Arts/Sciences
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music
- Music Education
- Music History
- Music Management
- Music Performance
- Music Theory/Composition
- Naval Science/NROTC
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Political Science
- Pre-Nursing
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Sport/Fitness Administration/Management
- Sustainability
- Visual/Performing Arts
- Voice/Opera
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Doctorates
- Business Administration/Management
- Dentofacial Orthodontics
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Practice
- Orthodontics
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting/Finance
- Art
- Business Administration/Management
- Business Commerce
- Business Statistics
- Choreography
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Computer Education
- Counselor Education/School/Guidance Services
- Dance General
- Design/Visual Communications
- Education
- Education Leadership/Administration
- Educational/Instructional Technology
- Elementary Education
- Elementary/Middle School Administration
- English Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Executive Business Administration
- Family Practice Nurse
- Finance General
- Foreign Languages/Literatures
- French
- Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
- Health Information/Medical Admin/Administrator
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- History
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Kinesiology/Exercise Science
- Logistics/Materials/Supply Chain Management
- Management Science
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Marriage/Family Therapy/Counseling
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Music
- Music Education
- Nursing Administration
- Physical Education
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
- Public Policy Analysis
- Reading Education
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nursing/Nursing Administration/Nursing Research/Clinical
- Social Sciences
- Speech Pathology
- Sport/Fitness Administration/Management
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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SAT Reasoning/ACT scores, two letters of recommendation, official transcript, and portfolio required of home schooled applicants. |
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