| 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 May, June, and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
One summer session of 10 weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
elementary education, business administration, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
philosophy, library/information science |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.2 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
73% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
17:1 |
| Total faculty: |
451 men, 456 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
361 men, 328 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
90 men, 128 women |
| Graduation rate: |
50% 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 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, honors program, internships, distance learning |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry |
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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, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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computer science, engineering, business administration, management, management information systems, accounting, computer engineering technology, physics |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 sports and high performance materials program with Gulf Coast Comm Coll. |
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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, Austria, Belize, Canada, China, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Austrian and British Studies. Teaching Abroad in England, Germany, Italy, and New Zealand. Caribbean Studies in Jamaica, Spanish studies in Mexico, tropical ecology studies in Belize, science studies in Turkey, and music studies in Italy. Honduran geography field studies. Honduran Dolphin/Whale Research Program. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Associate's Degrees
- Accounting
- Administration of Justice
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Athletic Training
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Business Technology Education
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Child/Family Studies
- Coaching/Sport Administration
- Community Health Sciences
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science/Statistics
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Economic Business
- Economics/Liberal Arts
- Electronic Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Family/Consumer Science
- Fashion Merchandising
- Finance
- Geography
- Hospitality Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- International Business
- Library/Information Science
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Food Systems
- Office Administration
- Physics
- Polymer Technology
- Psychology
- Recreation
- Social Work
- Social/Rehab Services
- Software Engineering Technology
- Special Education
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Technical/Occupational Education
- Workforce Training/Development
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Allied Health
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Technology
- Architectural Engineering Technology
- Art
- Athletic Training
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Child/Family Studies
- Communication Studies
- Community Health Science
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Dance
- Economics
- Education of the Deaf
- Electronics Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Elementary Education/Special Education
- English
- Entertainment Industry
- Fashion Merchandising/Apparel Studies
- Finance
- Foreign Languages
- Forensics
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Care Marketing
- History
- Hotel/Restaurant/Tourism Management
- Human Performance
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Information Technology
- Interior Design
- International Business
- Journalism
- Library/Information Science
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marine Biology
- Marine Science
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Music
- Music Education
- Nursing
- Paralegal Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Polymer Science
- Psychology
- Recreation
- Religion
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Speech Pathology/Audiology
- Sport Coaching Education
- Sport Management
- Theatre
- Tourism
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Doctorates
- Audiology
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Coastal Science
- Communications
- Computational Science/Computer Science
- Computer Science
- Counseling/Personnel Services/School Counseling
- Counseling/Personnel Services/Student Affairs Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Education/Adult
- Education/Curriculum/Instruction
- Education/Education Administration
- Education/Special Education
- English
- Geology
- Gulf Coast Education/Psychology
- Higher Education Administration
- History
- Human Capital Development
- Human Performance
- Instructional Technology
- International Development
- Marine Science
- Music Education
- Musical Arts
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Food Systems
- Polymer Science
- Polymer Science/Engineering
- Psychology
- Science Education
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Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Audiology
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Child/Family Studies
- Coastal Science
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Counseling/Personnel Services
- Criminal Justice
- Economic Development
- Education
- Education/Curriculum/Instruction
- Educational Administration/Supervision
- Educational Curriculum/Instruction
- Engineering Technology
- English
- Forensics
- Geography
- Geology
- History
- Human Performance
- Hydrographic Science
- Instructional Technology
- Interscholastic Athletic Administration
- Library/Information Science
- Marine Science
- Marriage/Family Therapy
- Mass Communication
- Mathematics
- Medical Technology
- Music
- Music Education
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Food Systems
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Polymer Science/Engineering
- Public Health
- Public Relations
- Science Education
- Social Work
- Special Education
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Speech/Language Pathology
- Sport Coaching Education
- Sport Management
- Sports/High Performance Materials
- Studio Art
- Teaching of Language/French/Spanish/German
- Theatre
- Workforce Training/Development
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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
- placement for DANTES
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- placement for relevant military experience
- credit for international baccalaureate
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