| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in mid-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, and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
art/design, nursing, criminal justice |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
73% |
| Graduation rate: |
51% 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: |
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, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accounting, actuarial sciences, alternative energies, anthropology, applied ethics, art/design, art history, automotive service technology, biology, business administration, chemistry, clinical laboratory techniques, CNC technology, communication studies, computer science, construction systems, contracted engineering technology, criminal justice, dance, earth science, earth, environmental/geographical sciences cluster, economics, electronic journalism, electronics, elementary education French, elementary education German, elementary education integrated science, elementary education language arts, elementary education mathematics, elementary education reading, elementary education Spanish, emergency medical services, engineering design, English, entrepreneurship, environmental studies, film studies, finance, French, gender studies, geomatics, German, gerontology, group science, health/nutrition, health education cluster, heating/ventilation/air/ conditioning/refrigeration (HVACR), history, hospitality service management, human behavior cluster, human biology, human services, industrial electrical technology, industrial maintenance, information assurance/cyber defense, information systems, integrative science, international studies, interpretation/outdoor education, journalism, Latin American studies, loss prevention management, management, marketing, mathematical statistics, mathematics, media production/new technology, media studies, military science, music, Native American studies, office services, outdoor leadership, outdoor recreation leadership management cluster, outdoor recreation, philosophy, physical education/coaching, physics, political science, pre-law, pre-professional science, psychology, public administration, public history, public relations, religious studies, research analyst, secondary education biology, secondary education chemistry, secondary education earth science, secondary education economics, secondary education English, secondary education French, secondary education geography, secondary education German, secondary education health education, secondary education history, secondary education journalism, secondary education mathematics, secondary education physical education, secondary education physics, secondary education political science, secondary education Spanish, social service, sociology, Spanish, speech, language/hearing sciences, sports science cluster, sustainability, teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), theatre/entertainment arts, welding, wildland firefighting, and wildlife conservation law/policing/writing. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, architecture, chiropractic, engineering, physician assistant, physical therapy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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health professions, vocational arts |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tanzania, Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Associate's Degrees
- Art/Design
- Automotive Service Technology
- Aviation Maintenance Technology
- Building Technology
- Climate Control Technology
- Clinical Laboratory Technology
- Computer Numerical Control Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Electrical Technology
- Engineering Design
- Food Service Management
- General Business
- General University Studies
- Health Information Processing
- Industrial Maintenance
- Information Systems
- Law Enforcement
- Liberal Arts/Sciences
- Office Information Assistant
- Radiography
- Respiratory Therapy
- Surgical Technology
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Doctorates
- Family Nurse Practitioner
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Master's Degrees
- Administration/Supervision
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Creative Writing
- Educational Administration
- English
- Exercise Science
- Higher Education/Student Affairs
- Individualized Studies
- Learning Disabilities
- Postsecondary Biology Education
- Psychology Research
- Psychology/Training/Performance Improvement
- Public Administration
- Reading Specialist
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
- credit for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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