| 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 June and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions, one of 12 weeks and two of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
communication, psychology, economics |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
biology teaching, communications composite teaching, physics teaching |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
89% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
16:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1245 men, 866 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
887 men, 562 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
358 men, 304 women |
| Graduation rate: |
64% 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, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in aerospace studies, African-American studies, animation studies, anthropology, applied ethics, art history, arts/technology, Asian Pacific Islander studies, Asian studies, astronomy, atmospheric sciences, bilingual education, biology teaching, biomedical engineering, book arts, British studies, business, campaign management, ceramics, chemistry, chemistry teaching, Chicana/o studies, child drama, Chinese, classical civilization, classics, coaching teaching, cognitive science, communication-interpretation, communication-speech communication, comparative literacy/cultural studies, computer science, consumer/community studies, design, disability studies, documentary studies, drawing, driver/safety education teaching, earth science, earth science composite teaching, ecology/legacy, economics, English, English teaching, English-creative writing, entrepreneurship, environmental/sustainability studies, ethnic studies, French, French teaching, gender studies, geography, geography teaching, German, German teaching, gerontology, global citizenship, health, health teaching, history, history teaching, human development/family studies, integrative human biology, international studies, Italian, Japanese, Korean/Korean studies, Latin American studies, leadership studies, linguistics, mathematics, mathematics teaching, media studies, middle east studies, military science, modern dance, music, music technology, Native American studies, naval science, nuclear engineering, nutrition, parks/recreation/tourism, peace/conflict, pediatric clinical research, philosophy, physics, physics teaching, political science, Portuguese/Brazilian studies, printmaking, psychology, religious studies, Russian, Russian teaching, sculpture/intermedia, sociology, Spanish, Spanish teaching, speech teaching, strategic communication, TESOL, theatre, urban ecology, and writing/rhetoric studies. |
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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: |
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: |
no |
| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 engineering program. |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 M.S./B.S. chemistry, computer science, engineering, geographic information science, geography, information systems, math, and nursing programs; B.S./Master of Public Policy economics, geography, and political science programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.), Washington, DC internship. |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, the Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Vietnam. |
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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
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Architectural Studies
- Art
- Art Composite Teaching
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Athletic Training
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Ballet
- Biology
- Biology Composite Teaching
- Biomedical Engineering
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemistry Teaching
- Chinese
- Civil/Environmental Engineering
- Classics
- Communication
- Communication Teaching
- Community/Consumer Studies
- Comparative Literature/Cultural Studies
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Dance Teaching
- Earth Science Composite Teaching
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- English
- English Teaching
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Studies/Sustainability
- Ethnic Studies
- Exercise/Sport Science
- Exercise/Sport Science Teaching
- Film/Media Studies
- Finance
- French
- French Teaching
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- Geological Engineering
- Geoscience
- German
- German Teaching
- Health Promotion/Education
- Health Teaching
- History
- History Teaching
- Human Development/Family Studies
- Information Systems
- International Studies
- Japanese
- Languages
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Management
- Marketing
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Math Teaching
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Middle East Studies
- Mining Engineering
- Modern Dance
- Multi-Disciplinary Design
- Music
- Music Teaching
- Nursing
- Operations Management
- Parks/Recreation/Tourism
- Peace/Conflict Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics Teaching
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Russian Teaching
- Secondary Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Spanish Teaching
- Special Education
- Speech/Hearing Sciences
- Theatre
- Theatre Teaching
- University Studies
- Urban Ecology
- Writing/Rhetoric Studies
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Audiology
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Biomedical Informatics
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Civil/Environmental Engineering
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Computing
- Dental Surgery
- Economics
- Education/Culture/Society
- Educational Policy/Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- English
- Environmental Engineering
- Exercise/Sport Science
- Experimental Pathology
- Geography
- Geological Engineering
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Health Promotion/Education
- History
- Human Genetics
- Languages/Literature
- Law
- Linguistics
- Material Science Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Medicine
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Metropolitan Planning/Policy/Design
- Microbiology/Immunology
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Mining Engineering
- Music
- Musical Arts
- Neurobiology/Anatomy
- Neuroscience
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nurse Practice
- Nursing
- Occupational Environmental Health
- Occupational Therapy
- Oncological Sciences
- Parks/Recreation/Tourism
- Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmacology/Toxicology
- Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research/Health Policy
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Rehabilitation Services
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
- Theatre
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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)
- credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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scores of 3, 4, or 5 in an Advanced Placement examination in secondary school may be awarded up to eight hours of University credit; duplicate credit is not awarded when other credit bearing tests are also submitted. |
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Credit may be granted for Advanced Placement, Avant Assessment for Language Proficiency, and Challenging Courses. |
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