Florida State University
College Overview
Admission Office
PO Box 3062400
282 Champions Way
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2400
(850) 644-6200
Fax: (850) 644-0197
admissions@admin.fsu.edu
Contact: Janice Finney
Director of Admissions
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Main Address
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2400
(850) 644-2525
www.fsu.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 29,869
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 5,012
Degree-seeking undergrads: 29,405
Graduate enrollment: 7,641
Setting
Urban setting
Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
Residential campus
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Degrees offered:
 Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $30
Online application fee: $30
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 47%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 89%
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Tuition & Fees
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Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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Tuition and fees |
$3,355 |
$3,988 |
$4,566 |
$5,238 |
+14.72% |
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Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
0.00% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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Room and Board |
$8,000 |
$8,402 |
$8,000 |
$8,390 |
+4.88% |
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Other |
$3,462 |
$4,062 |
$4,314 |
$4,128 |
-4.31% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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Room and Board |
$8,000 |
$8,402 |
$8,000 |
$8,390 |
+4.88% |
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Other |
$3,462 |
$4,062 |
$4,314 |
$4,128 |
-4.31% |
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Total Expenses |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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In-state On Campus |
$15,817 |
$17,452 |
$17,880 |
$18,756 |
+4.90% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$15,817 |
$17,452 |
$17,880 |
$18,756 |
+4.90% |
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In-state with Family |
$4,355 |
$4,988 |
$5,566 |
$6,238 |
+12.07% |
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Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$7,323 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,625 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$21,755 |
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Out-of-state Fees
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$2,347 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
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All students financial aid |
4,871 |
98% |
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Grant or scholarship aid |
4,703 |
94% |
$23,408,353 |
$4,977 |
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• Federal grants |
898 |
18% |
$3,875,647 |
$4,316 |
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• Pell grants |
896 |
18% |
$3,198,445 |
$3,570 |
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• Other federal grants |
802 |
16% |
$677,202 |
$844 |
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State/local government grant or scholarships |
4,654 |
93% |
$15,082,248 |
$3,241 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
1,881 |
38% |
$4,450,458 |
$2,366 |
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Student loan aid |
1,471 |
30% |
$8,838,444 |
$6,008 |
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• Federal student loans |
1,465 |
29% |
$8,306,350 |
$5,670 |
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Other student loans |
59 |
1% |
$532,094 |
$9,019 |
All Majors and Programs
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Program Completions for Most Recent Year
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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Doctor
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AA/AS
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CERT
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Total of All Education Programs |
8880 |
2193 |
674 |
98 |
42 |
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Architecture and Related Services |
– |
47 |
2 |
– |
– |
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City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
– |
47 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
44 |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
|
African-american/black Studies |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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American/united States Studies/civilization |
9 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Asian Studies/civilization |
10 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Italian Studies |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
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Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Near and Middle Eastern Studies |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies |
4 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
332 |
25 |
23 |
– |
– |
|
Biochemistry |
52 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
278 |
11 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Biomedical Sciences, General |
– |
10 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Biostatistics |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Computational Biology |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Molecular Biophysics |
– |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Neuroscience |
– |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
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Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services |
1963 |
295 |
18 |
– |
– |
|
Accounting |
231 |
60 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Actuarial Science |
23 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Business Administration and Management, General |
272 |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Business/commerce, General |
122 |
175 |
18 |
– |
– |
|
Finance, General |
573 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Hospitality Administration/management, General |
121 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Insurance |
55 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
International Business/trade/commerce |
72 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Management Information Systems, General |
37 |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Marketing/marketing Management, General |
346 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Real Estate |
111 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs |
305 |
88 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Communication and Media Studies, Other |
305 |
88 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Computing and Information Sciences |
153 |
35 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Computer and Information Sciences, General |
37 |
35 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Information Science/studies |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Information Technology |
112 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Education |
450 |
326 |
46 |
– |
36 |
|
Art Teacher Education |
9 |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services |
– |
25 |
7 |
– |
25 |
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Early Childhood Education and Teaching |
25 |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
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Education/teaching Of Individuals With Mental Retardation |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Education/teaching Of Individuals With Vision Impairments Including Blindness |
11 |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
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Educational Evaluation and Research |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Educational Leadership and Administration, General |
– |
32 |
1 |
– |
3 |
|
Educational Statistics and Research Methods |
– |
2 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Educational/instructional Technology |
– |
32 |
4 |
– |
1 |
|
Elementary Education and Teaching |
127 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
|
English/language Arts Teacher Education |
36 |
6 |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
Foreign Language Teacher Education |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Health Teacher Education |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Higher Education/higher Education Administration |
– |
22 |
6 |
– |
1 |
|
Mathematics Teacher Education |
38 |
16 |
2 |
– |
4 |
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Music Teacher Education |
61 |
24 |
11 |
– |
– |
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching |
38 |
23 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Reading Teacher Education |
– |
21 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education |
4 |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
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Secondary Education and Teaching |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education |
– |
5 |
3 |
– |
1 |
|
Social Science Teacher Education |
70 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Special Education and Teaching, General |
29 |
55 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Engineering |
263 |
43 |
15 |
– |
– |
|
Chemical Engineering |
34 |
1 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Civil Engineering, General |
115 |
15 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Computer Engineering, General |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
23 |
9 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Industrial Engineering |
13 |
8 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
62 |
10 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
418 |
20 |
21 |
– |
– |
|
Creative Writing |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
|
English Language and Literature, General |
418 |
10 |
21 |
– |
– |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
109 |
21 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
19 |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
|
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
French Language and Literature |
15 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
|
German Language and Literature |
8 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Italian Language and Literature |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Latin Language and Literature |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Russian Language and Literature |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Spanish Language and Literature |
41 |
5 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General |
434 |
142 |
105 |
– |
1 |
|
Art Therapy/therapist |
– |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Athletic Training/trainer |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist |
71 |
35 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Dietetics/dietitian |
91 |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Marriage and Family Therapy/counseling |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Medicine |
– |
– |
94 |
– |
– |
|
Music Therapy/therapist |
13 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Public Health, General |
– |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
220 |
38 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/counselor |
25 |
4 |
2 |
– |
1 |
|
History |
154 |
20 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
History and Philosophy Of Science and Technology |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
History, General |
154 |
19 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services |
414 |
50 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Criminal Justice/safety Studies |
409 |
50 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Cyber/computer Forensics and Counterterrorism |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Human Services, General |
106 |
206 |
14 |
– |
– |
|
Public Administration |
– |
40 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Social Work |
106 |
166 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Legal and Law Studies, General |
– |
4 |
249 |
– |
– |
|
Law |
– |
– |
249 |
– |
– |
|
Programs For Foreign Lawyers |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
63 |
9 |
6 |
98 |
– |
|
Humanities/humanistic Studies |
63 |
9 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
– |
– |
– |
98 |
– |
|
Library Science |
– |
292 |
8 |
– |
5 |
|
Library and Information Science |
– |
292 |
8 |
– |
5 |
|
Mathematics and Statistics |
41 |
55 |
13 |
– |
– |
|
Mathematics, General |
34 |
52 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Statistics, General |
7 |
3 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Computational Science |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies |
384 |
55 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Kinesiology and Exercise Science |
235 |
7 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General |
87 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Sport and Fitness Administration/management |
62 |
43 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Physical Sciences |
93 |
32 |
40 |
– |
– |
|
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General |
30 |
8 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Chemistry, General |
24 |
9 |
16 |
– |
– |
|
Chemistry, Other |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Geology and Earth Science, General |
6 |
1 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical |
– |
6 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Physical Sciences, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Physics, General |
8 |
8 |
9 |
– |
– |
|
Physics, Other |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Psychology |
415 |
42 |
13 |
– |
– |
|
Educational Psychology |
– |
11 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Psychology, General |
415 |
31 |
11 |
– |
– |
|
Social Sciences |
1811 |
171 |
24 |
– |
– |
|
Anthropology |
52 |
4 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Demography and Population Studies |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Economics, General |
233 |
21 |
9 |
– |
– |
|
Geographic Information Science and Cartography |
– |
23 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Geography |
143 |
7 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
International Relations and Affairs |
349 |
42 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Political Science and Government, General |
453 |
51 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Social Sciences, General |
372 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Sociology |
209 |
15 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
440 |
175 |
34 |
– |
– |
|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
51 |
11 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Cinematography and Film/video Production |
26 |
24 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dance, General |
12 |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dance, Other |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General |
66 |
32 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Fine and Studio Arts Management |
– |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Fine/studio Arts, General |
139 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Graphic Design |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Interior Design |
35 |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
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Music Performance, General |
31 |
37 |
23 |
– |
– |
|
Music Theory and Composition |
3 |
6 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Music, General |
58 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
– |
2 |
7 |
– |
– |
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Playwriting and Screenwriting |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Voice and Opera |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Work and Family Studies |
488 |
20 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Apparel and Textiles, General |
266 |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences, General |
18 |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
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Human Development and Family Studies, General |
204 |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
 American Studies B
Asian Studies B
Caribbean Studies B
Central/Eastern European Studies B
Latin American Studies B
Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
Women's Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Acting B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Dance B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Production/Cinematography B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Interior Design B
Jazz Studies B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B,C
Music - Piano/Organ B
Music - Voice/Opera B
Music History/Literature B
Music Theory/Composition B
Stringed Instruments B
Theater Design/Stagecraft B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry B
Biology B
Biophysics B
Computational Biology B
Marine/Aquatic Biology B
Zoology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Actuarial Science B
Finance/Banking B
Hospitality Administration/Management B
Human Resources Management B
Insurance/Risk Management B
International Business B
Management Information Systems B
Marketing Management B
Operations Management B
Real Estate B
Communications & Journalism
Advertising B
Mass Communications/Media Studies B
Public Relations B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science B
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Information Technology B
Education
Art Teacher Education B
Bilingual/Bicultural Education B
Early Childhood Education B
Education of Blind/Visually Handicapped B
Education of Emotionally Handicapped B
Education of Learning Disabled B
Education of Mentally Handicapped B
Elementary Education B
English Teacher Education B
Family/Consumer Sciences - Education B
Foreign Language Teacher Education B
Health Teacher Education B
Mathematics Education B
Multicultural Education B
Music Teacher Education B
Physical Education B
Physics Teacher Education B
Science Teacher Education B
Social Science Teacher Education B
Engineering
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Environmental Engineering B
Industrial Engineering B
Materials Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B
Software Engineering B
English Language & Literature
Creative Writing B
English Language & Literature - General B
Family & Consumer Sciences
Child Development B
Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies B
Consumer Merchandising B
Family/Consumer Sciences - General B
Foods/Nutrition Studies B
Human Development/Family Studies B
Foreign Language & Literature
Chinese B
Classics B
French B
German B
Greek, Ancient B
Italian B
Japanese B
Latin B
Russian B
Spanish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B
Medical Dietetics B
Music Therapy B
Nursing (RN) B
Predentistry B
Premedicine B
Prepharmacy B
Preveterinary Medicine B
Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology B
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling B
History
History - General B
Law & Legal Studies
Prelaw B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Humanities B
Liberal Arts & Sciences A
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics B
Computational Mathematics B
Mathematics - General B
Statistics B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Nutrition Sciences B
Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Science B
Environmental Studies B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Exercise Sciences B
Health/Physical Fitness B
Parks/Leisure Facilities Management B
Sport/Fitness Administration B
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B
Physical Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences B,C
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Public Administration & Services
Social Work B
Security & Protective Services
Computer Criminology B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Applied Economics B
Criminology B
Economics B
Geography B
International Relations B
Political Science/Government B
Social Sciences - General B
Sociology B
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Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree
B = Bachelor's degree
C = Certificate or diploma
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