| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September, mid-January, and late May. |
| 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 and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
One summer session of eight weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, journalism, communication studies |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
93% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
17:1 |
| Total faculty: |
2098 men, 1593 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
1507 men, 1082 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
591 men, 511 women |
| Graduation rate: |
77% 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 |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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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, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accounting, actuarial science, African-American/African studies, American Indian studies, American studies, animal science, anthropology, applied economics, architecture, art history, art, Asian language/literatures, astrophysics, bio-based products engineering, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, Chicano studies, child psychology, classical civilization, classical/near eastern archaeology, communication studies, computer science, construction management, corporate environmental management, cultural studies/comparative literature, Danish, designing documents with new/emerging technologies, ecological engineering, economics, English, entrepreneurial management, environment/natural resources, environmental geosciences, environmental horticulture, environmental sciences/policy/management, family social science, finance, Finnish, fisheries/wildlife, food science, forest resources, French studies, gender/women/sexuality studies, geography, geology, German, global studies, Greek, Hebrew, history, horticulture, housing studies, human resources/industrial relations, international business, Internet/science/society, Italian studies, Jewish studies, land/nature/environmental values, landscape design/planning, Latin, linguistics, management information systems, manufacturing technology, marketing, mass communication, mathematics, music, Norwegian, nutrition, operations, philosophy, physics, plant biology, political science, Portuguese studies, psychology, recreation resource management, religious studies, retail merchandising, risk management/insurance, Russian, sociology, sociology of law/criminology/deviance, Spanish studies, speech-language-hearing sciences, sport management, statistics, studies in cinema/media culture, supply chain/operations management, Swedish, technical communication, theatre arts, urban studies, and youth studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, architecture, biology, education, journalism, landscape architecture, management, medical technology |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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computer science, engineering |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of National Student Exchange. |
| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Doctorates
- Aerospace Engineering/Mechanics
- American Studies
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Applied Plant Sciences
- Art History
- Asian Literatures/Cultures/Media
- Astrophysics
- Audiology
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Biophysics
- Bioinformatics/Computational Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Bioproducts/Biosystems Science/Engineering/Management
- Biostatistics
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Child Psychology
- Classical/Near Eastern Studies
- Cognitive Science
- Communication Studies
- Comparative Literature
- Comparative Studies/Discourse/Society
- Comparative/Molecular Biosciences
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Dentistry
- Design
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology/Evolution/Behavior
- Economics
- Education/Curriculum/Instruction
- Educational Psychology
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Experimental/Clinical Pharmacology
- Family Social Science
- Food Science
- French
- Geography
- Germanic Studies
- Health Informatics
- Health Services Research/Policy/Administration
- Hispanic/Lusophone Literatures/Cultures/Linguistics
- History
- History of Science/Technology/Medicine
- Human Factors/Ergonomics
- Industrial/Systems Engineering
- Integrated Biosciences
- Integrative Biology/Physiology
- Juridical Science
- Kinesiology
- Land/Atmospheric Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Mass Communication
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Medical Physics
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Microbiology/Immunology/Cancer Biology
- Molecular/Cellular/Developmental Biology/Genetics
- Music
- Natural Resources Science/Management
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Nursing Practice
- Nutrition
- Oral Biology
- Organizational Leadership/Policy/Development
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Plant Biological Sciences
- Plant Pathology
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Affairs
- Rehabilitation Science
- Rhetoric/Scientific/Technical Communication
- Scientific Computation
- Social Work
- Social/Administrative Pharmacy
- Sociology
- Speech/Language/Hearing Science
- Statistics
- Theatre Arts
- Veterinary Medicine
- Water Resources Science
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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