| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and 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 July and August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
One summer session of one, three, six, or 12 weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
business, engineering, nursing |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.5 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
78% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
21:1 |
| Total faculty: |
812 men, 666 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
644 men, 488 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
168 men, 178 women |
| Graduation rate: |
57% 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 |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, 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 adventure sports leadership, advertising, aerospace studies, Africa and the Middle East, Africana studies, agribusiness management, agriculture & natural resources law, American politics/policy, the Americas, anthropology, applied/environmental microbiology, aquatic facility management, arboriculture, arts administration, art history, Asia studies, astronomy, biology, business administration, ceramics, chemical engineering, creative writing, entrepreneurial studies, child development/family studies, Chinese studies, communication studies, computer science, conservation ecology, dance, development studies, disability studies, early intervention, economics, electronic media, English, entertainment media, environmental economics, environmental protection, equine studies, Europe studies, event planning, family/consumer sciences, family/youth studies, fashion merchandising, food science/technology, food service production, foreign literature in translation, forensic/investigative science, forest resources management, French, geography, geology, German, group fitness, health promotion studies, history, horticulture, human services, infant/toddler studies, interactive design for media, international/comparative politics, Italian studies, Japanese studies, jazz studies, journalism, landscape studies, Latin American studies, law/legal studies, leadership studies, linguistics, mathematics, media entrepreneurship, military science, music, music industry, music performance, music technology, nano systems, Native American studies, painting, personal training, pest management, philosophy, photography, physics, political science, political theory, printmaking, professional writing, psychology, public relations, recreation/parks/tourism resources, religious studies, rural community development, Russian studies, scholastic coaing, Slavic/East European studies, sculpture, sociology, soil science, Spanish, special education, sport communication, sport/exercise psychology, statistics, strategic social media, strength/conditioning, sustainable design, sustainable low-rise residential construction, teaching English as a second language, textiles/ apparel/ merchandising, theatre, theatre production, wildlife/fisheries resource management, women's/gender studies, wood science/technology, and world music. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-pharmacy |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 B.A./M.O.T. occupational therapy program; B.A./B.S.B.A. foreign language and business programs; B.A./M.A. education program; M.P.A./B.S.W. public administration and social work programs; six-year Pharm.D. program. |
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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), Sea Semester, UN Semester |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
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Doctorates
- Accounting
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural Sciences
- Agricultural/Extension Education
- Animal/Food Sciences
- Audiology
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- Biology
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Cancer Cell Biology
- Cellular/Integrative Physiology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Clinical/Translational Science
- Coaching/Teaching Studies
- Collaborative Piano
- Communication Sciences/Disorders
- Communication Studies
- Composition
- Computational Statistics
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Conducting
- Counseling Psychology
- Curriculum/Instruction
- Dentistry
- Economics
- Education
- Educational Leadership/Public School Administration
- Educational Psychology
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Law/Sustainable Development
- English
- Epidemiology
- Exercise Physiology
- Finance
- Forensic Justice
- Forest Resource Science
- Genetics/Developmental Biology
- Geography
- Geology
- Health Services/Outcomes Research
- Higher Education Administration
- History
- Human/Community Development
- Immunology/Microbial Pathogenesis
- Industrial Engineering
- Instructional Design/Technology
- Kinesiology
- Law/Juris Doctor
- Management
- Marketing
- Material Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medicine
- Mining Engineering
- Music
- Music Education
- Natural Resource Economics
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Occupational Safety/Health
- Occupational/Environmental Health Sciences
- Performance
- Petroleum/Natural Gas Engineering
- Pharmaceutical/Pharmacological Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physics
- Plant/Soil Sciences
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Reproductive Physiology
- Resource Management
- Social/Behavioral Science
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Sport/Exercise Psychology
- Vocal Pedagogy/Performance
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| Credit placement options: |
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- placement 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)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- placement 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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