State University of New York Buffalo
College Overview
Admission Office
12 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1660
(716) 645-6900
(888) 822-3648
Fax: (716) 645-6411
ub-admissions@buffalo.edu
Contact: Patricia Armstrong
Director of Admissions
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Main Address
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 645-2000
www.buffalo.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 19,022
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,390
Degree-seeking undergrads: 18,760
Graduate enrollment: 7,146
Setting
Suburban setting
Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
Commuter campus
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Degrees offered:
 Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $40
Online application fee: $40
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 52%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 87%
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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 |
|
Tuition and fees |
$6,217 |
$6,285 |
$7,013 |
$7,136 |
+1.75% |
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Books and Supplies |
$826 |
$947 |
$975 |
$1,004 |
+2.97% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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Room and Board |
$8,620 |
$9,552 |
$9,648 |
$10,028 |
+3.94% |
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Other |
$1,331 |
$1,274 |
$1,837 |
$1,907 |
+3.81% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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Room and Board |
$9,132 |
$9,552 |
$9,648 |
$10,028 |
+3.94% |
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Other |
$1,756 |
$1,942 |
$2,347 |
$2,417 |
+2.98% |
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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 |
$16,994 |
$18,058 |
$19,473 |
$20,075 |
+3.09% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$17,931 |
$18,726 |
$19,983 |
$20,585 |
+3.01% |
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In-state with Family |
$7,043 |
$7,232 |
$7,988 |
$8,140 |
+1.90% |
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Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$8,370 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,608 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$13,780 |
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Out-of-state Student Fees
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$1,608 |
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 |
2,514 |
74% |
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|
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Grant or scholarship aid |
2,040 |
60% |
$13,571,299 |
$6,653 |
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• Federal grants |
817 |
24% |
$4,550,462 |
$5,570 |
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• Pell grants |
817 |
24% |
$3,799,368 |
$4,650 |
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• Other federal grants |
748 |
22% |
$751,094 |
$1,004 |
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Institutional scholarships or grants |
1,341 |
40% |
$3,970,158 |
$2,961 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
1,116 |
33% |
$5,050,679 |
$4,526 |
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Student loan financial aid |
1,792 |
53% |
$10,001,961 |
$5,581 |
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• Federal student loans |
1,784 |
53% |
$7,979,678 |
$4,473 |
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• Other student loans |
241 |
7% |
$2,022,283 |
$8,391 |
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 |
4093 |
2037 |
910 |
1 |
182 |
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Architecture and Related Services |
89 |
91 |
– |
– |
– |
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Architecture |
59 |
55 |
– |
– |
– |
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City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
– |
36 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Environmental Design/architecture |
30 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
19 |
10 |
4 |
– |
5 |
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African-american/black Studies |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
American/united States Studies/civilization |
3 |
7 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Area Studies, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
Asian Studies/civilization |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Women's Studies |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
401 |
93 |
35 |
– |
– |
|
Biochemistry |
14 |
4 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Bioinformatics |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
96 |
21 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Biomedical Sciences, General |
151 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Biophysics |
4 |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Biostatistics |
– |
7 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Biotechnology |
14 |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Ecology |
– |
7 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Epidemiology |
– |
5 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Exercise Physiology |
90 |
17 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology |
– |
2 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Neuroscience |
– |
6 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Pathology/experimental Pathology |
– |
4 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Pharmacology |
– |
2 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Pharmacology and Toxicology |
29 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Physiology, General |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Structural Biology |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services |
898 |
303 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
|
Accounting |
123 |
26 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Business Administration and Management, General |
775 |
200 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Business/commerce, General |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
|
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other |
– |
13 |
– |
– |
– |
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Finance, General |
– |
33 |
– |
– |
– |
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Management Information Systems, General |
– |
31 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs |
349 |
11 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Mass Communication/media Studies |
61 |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Speech Communication and Rhetoric |
288 |
2 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Computing and Information Sciences |
72 |
143 |
16 |
– |
27 |
|
Computer and Information Sciences, General |
– |
100 |
16 |
– |
– |
|
Computer and Information Systems Security/information Assurance |
– |
– |
– |
– |
27 |
|
Computer Science |
52 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Information Science/studies |
20 |
43 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Education |
– |
275 |
30 |
– |
105 |
|
Bilingual and Multilingual Education |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Biology Teacher Education |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Chemistry Teacher Education |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services |
– |
24 |
1 |
– |
19 |
|
Early Childhood Education and Teaching |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Education, General |
– |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Educational Leadership and Administration, General |
– |
21 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Elementary and Middle School Administration/principalship |
– |
– |
– |
– |
46 |
|
Elementary Education and Teaching |
– |
38 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
English/language Arts Teacher Education |
– |
15 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Foreign Language Teacher Education |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
|
French Language Teacher Education |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Higher Education/higher Education Administration |
– |
21 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Mathematics Teacher Education |
– |
17 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Multicultural Education |
– |
– |
– |
– |
5 |
|
Music Teacher Education |
– |
16 |
– |
– |
1 |
|
Physics Teacher Education |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Reading Teacher Education |
– |
26 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education |
– |
9 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Secondary Education and Teaching |
– |
– |
– |
– |
31 |
|
Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education |
– |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Social Studies Teacher Education |
– |
17 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Spanish Language Teacher Education |
– |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Special Education and Teaching, General |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor |
– |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Engineering |
368 |
198 |
26 |
– |
– |
|
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering |
40 |
6 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Chemical Engineering |
34 |
13 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Civil Engineering, General |
66 |
28 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Computer Engineering, General |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
57 |
67 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Engineering Physics/applied Physics |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Engineering, General |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Industrial Engineering |
23 |
32 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
114 |
46 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
104 |
32 |
15 |
– |
– |
|
English Language and Literature, General |
104 |
32 |
15 |
– |
– |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
61 |
25 |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General |
6 |
2 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Comparative Literature |
– |
9 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
French Language and Literature |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Italian Language and Literature |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Linguistics |
21 |
10 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Spanish Language and Literature |
25 |
4 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General |
263 |
198 |
400 |
– |
24 |
|
Adult Health Nurse/nursing |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Assistive/augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Audiology/audiologist |
– |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist |
44 |
25 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dental Clinical Sciences, General |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dental Materials |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dentistry |
– |
– |
89 |
– |
– |
|
Endodontics/endodontology |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Family Practice Nurse/nursing |
– |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Licensed Practical/vocational Nurse Training |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Maternal/child Health and Neonatal Nurse/nursing |
– |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
– |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Medicine |
– |
– |
129 |
– |
– |
|
Mental Health Counseling/counselor |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Nuclear Medical Technology/technologist |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Nurse Anesthetist |
– |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Occupational Therapy/therapist |
31 |
46 |
– |
– |
– |
|
oral Biology and oral and Maxillofacial Pathology |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
|
orthodontics/orthodontology |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
6 |
|
Periodontics/periodontology |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Pharmacy |
– |
– |
114 |
– |
– |
|
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other |
19 |
6 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Physical Therapy/therapist |
– |
– |
43 |
– |
– |
|
Psychiatric/mental Health Nurse/nursing |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
3 |
|
Public Health, General |
– |
26 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
144 |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/counselor |
– |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
|
History |
122 |
18 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
History, General |
122 |
18 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Human Services, General |
– |
185 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Social Work |
– |
185 |
2 |
– |
– |
|
Legal and Law Studies, General |
– |
13 |
265 |
– |
– |
|
Advanced Legal Research/studies, General |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Law |
– |
– |
265 |
– |
– |
|
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other |
– |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Humanities/humanistic Studies |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Library Science |
– |
114 |
– |
– |
1 |
|
Library and Information Science |
– |
114 |
– |
– |
1 |
|
Mathematics and Statistics |
72 |
41 |
9 |
– |
– |
|
Applied Mathematics, General |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Mathematics, General |
68 |
41 |
9 |
– |
– |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General |
11 |
27 |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Museology/museum Studies |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Natural Sciences |
– |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Nutrition Sciences |
– |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Physical Sciences |
122 |
25 |
25 |
– |
– |
|
Chemistry, General |
64 |
6 |
14 |
– |
– |
|
Chemistry, Other |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Geology and Earth Science, General |
15 |
13 |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Physics, General |
16 |
6 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Psychology |
398 |
38 |
16 |
– |
– |
|
Clinical Psychology |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
|
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Counseling Psychology |
– |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
|
Educational Psychology |
– |
6 |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Psychology, General |
398 |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
|
School Psychology |
– |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Social Psychology |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
|
Social Sciences |
606 |
155 |
27 |
– |
14 |
|
Anthropology |
45 |
12 |
8 |
– |
– |
|
Applied Economics |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
|
Economics, General |
56 |
95 |
5 |
– |
– |
|
Geography |
38 |
28 |
4 |
– |
4 |
|
Political Science and Government, General |
98 |
13 |
6 |
– |
– |
|
Social Sciences, General |
311 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Sociology |
58 |
7 |
4 |
– |
– |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
138 |
37 |
10 |
– |
2 |
|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
13 |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Art/art Studies, General |
35 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Commercial and Advertising Art |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
|
Dance, General |
17 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Dramatic/theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Film/cinema/video Studies |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Fine and Studio Arts Management |
– |
12 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Fine/studio Arts, General |
27 |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Music History, Literature, and Theory |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Music Performance, General |
10 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Music Theory and Composition |
– |
1 |
7 |
– |
– |
|
Music, General |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs
 Architecture B
Environmental Design B
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
African-American Studies B
American Studies B
Asian Studies B
Women's Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Dance B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Studies B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry B
Bioinformatics B
Biology B
Biomedical Sciences B
Biophysics B
Biostatistics B
Biotechnology B
Exercise physiology B
Pharmacology/Toxicology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Business Administration/Management B
Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B
Mass Communications/Media Studies B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science B
Information Sciences/Systems B
Engineering
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Engineering - General B
Engineering Physics B
Environmental Engineering B
Industrial Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B
Structural Engineering B
English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B
Foreign Language & Literature
Classics B
French B
German B
Italian B
Linguistics B
Spanish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Clinical Laboratory Science B
Nuclear Medical Technology B
Nursing (RN) B
Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Humanities B
Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Multi-interdisciplinary studies B
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Physical Sciences
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B
TheoreticalMathematical Physics B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography B
Political Science/Government 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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