| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September 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 from June through July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of 7-1/2 weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
interdisciplinary health services, criminal justice, management |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
Africana studies, biology/secondary education, German |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
79% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
17:1 |
| Total faculty: |
735 men, 705 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
530 men, 416 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
205 men, 289 women |
| Graduation rate: |
54% 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: |
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, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in accountancy, actuarial sciences in mathematics, addiction studies, advertising/promotion, Africana studies, anthropology, Arabic, Arabic/secondary education, art, art history, Asian studies, astronomy, automotive systems, aviation science, biological sciences, biology/secondary education, business analytics, business mobile development, Canadian studies, cast metals, chemical engineering, chemistry, chemistry/secondary education, Chinese, Chinese/secondary education, climate change studies, coaching, communication, computer information systems, computer science, criminal justice, dance, data analysis, data science, drafting, early childhood, earth science, economics, elementary integrated science, elementary language arts, elementary professional education, English, English/secondary education, English/rhetoric/writing, English/writing, entrepreneurship, environmental/sustainability studies, environmental studies/secondary education, event management, family life education, fashion merchandising, finance, French, French/secondary education, gender/women's studies, general business, geography, geography/secondary education, geography/social studies secondary education, geology, German, German/secondary education, gerontology, global/international studies, graphic/printing science, graphic arts, group science, health education/community education, health education/school, history, health informatics/ information management, history, history/secondary education, history/social studies/secondary education, industrial technology education, insurance, integrated supply management, integrative holistic health/wellness, international business, Japanese, Japanese/secondary education, journalism, Latin, Latin/secondary education, Latin American studies, law, legal studies, management, manufacturing, marketing, mathematics, mathematics/elementary education, mathematics/secondary education, medical humanities, medieval studies, military leadership/aviation studies, military science/ leadership, modern European studies, multimedia arts technology/music, music, nonprofit leadership, paper engineering, philosophy, philosophy/professional/applied ethics, physical education/secondary education, physics, physics/secondary education, plastics processing, political science, political science/secondary education, political science/social studies secondary education, professional aviation prep, psychology, public history, race/ethnic relations, real estate, recreation, religion, Russian, Russian/secondary education, secondary education/marketing, social work, sociology, sociology/social psychology, Spanish, Spanish/secondary education, speech/hearing processes, statistics, theatre, and world literature. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, forensic science, naturopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health |
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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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engineering |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Peru, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Language-intensive study abroad programs in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, and Spanish. Other programs in sustainable craft brewing, food and consumer goods packaging, and aviation. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Doctorates
- Applied Economics
- Audiology
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Counselor Education
- Education/Human Development
- Educational Leadership
- Engineering/Applied Science
- English
- Evaluation
- Evaluation/Measurement/Research
- Geosciences
- History
- Industrial Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Health Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Mechanical Engineering
- Paper/Printing Science
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Science Education
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Statistics
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Aerospace Engineering
- Anthropology
- Applied Economics
- Applied/Computational Mathematics
- Art
- Art Education
- Athletic Training
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Career/Technical Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Coaching Sport Performance
- Communication
- Comparative Religion
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Counseling Psychology
- Counselor Education
- Creative Writing
- Earth Science
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Leadership/K-12 Principal/Athletic Administrator
- Educational Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Evaluation/Measurement/Research
- Exercise Science/Sports Medicine
- Family/Consumer Sciences
- Geography
- Geosciences
- Industrial Engineering
- International Development Administration
- Literacy Studies
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics Education
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medieval Studies
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Therapy
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Organization Learning/Performance
- Orientation/Mobility
- Paper/Printing Science
- Philosophy
- Physical Education
- Physician Assistant
- Physics
- Political Science
- Practice of Teaching
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Health
- Public History
- Rehabilitation Counseling
- Science Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Special Education
- Speech Pathology/Audiology
- Sport Management
- Statistics
- Teaching
- Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- neither credit nor placement for DANTES
- credit and/or 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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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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minimum score of 4 required for physics. |
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