Academics
- Graduation Rate60%
- Majors Available66
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio11:1
- Retention Rate76%
AP Credit Policy
A degree-seeking student who attains the designated score on an Advanced Placement Examination of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) will be granted transfer credit. Credit by exam credits do not apply to writing enriched graduation requirements.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
---|---|---|---|
2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 125 |
3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 125 |
Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 203 |
Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 |
5 | 8 | BIOL 113, 114 | |
4 | 4 | BIOL 114 | |
Calculus AB | 3 | 6 | MATH 102, 103 |
Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 103, 104 |
Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 111 |
Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | INTL 101 |
Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 141 |
Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 156 |
English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 110, 123 |
4 | 3 | ENGL 123 | |
English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 201 |
5 | 6 | ENGL 201, 202 | |
Environmental Science | 4 | 8 | ENVS 111, 112 |
European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 103 |
French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 201 |
4 | 6 | FREN 201, 202 | |
German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 201 |
4 | 6 | GRMN 201, 202 | |
Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Not available |
Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 201, 202 |
3 | 3 | LATN 201 | |
Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 104 |
4 | 6 | MUSC 104, 105 | |
Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 141 |
Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 142 |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 162 |
Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 161 |
Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 102 |
Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 111 |
Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 201 |
4 | 6 | SPAN 201, 202 | |
Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 222 |
United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLI 221 |
United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 255, 256 |
World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 103 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Athletic Training/Trainer
B
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biomedical Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
C
- Chemistry, General
- Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
- Counseling Psychology
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Criminology
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
- Curriculum and Instruction
D
- Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
E
- Economics, General
- Education, General
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Language and Literature, General
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
F
- Finance, General
- French Language and Literature
G
- Geology/Earth Science, General
H
- Health Professions Education
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- History, General
I
- Intelligence, General
- International Public Health/International Health
- International Relations and Affairs
M
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mathematics, General
- Medical Informatics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
- Music Teacher Education
- Music, General
N
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
O
- Organizational Leadership
P
- Philosophy
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Physician Assistant
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Public Health Education and Promotion
- Public Health, General
R
- Reading Teacher Education
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Religion/Religious Studies
S
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
- Statistics, General
- Sustainability Studies
T
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Cross-Registration
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- English as a Second Language
- External Degree Program
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Undergraduate Research
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