University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is the main campus for University of North Carolina. Also known as UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC, or simply Carolina, it is a co-ed public research university and is the second largest university in the state. UNC began to enroll students in 1795 after being chartered in 1789, making this university one of three schools qualified to be called the oldest public university in the nation. UNC is ranked among the top universities in the United States consistently and is one of the original Ivy League schools that offers a college experience equal to that of an Ivy League school for the low price of an average public university education.
UNC opened its doors to students as the first higher education school in the United States on February 12, 1795. Today, the school offers over 70 different degrees through the College of Arts and Sciences as well as 14 other colleges. Every undergraduate receives a liberal arts degree and has the option once they reach their junior year to pursue a major within the College of Arts or other professional schools within the university. UNC became a coeducational school in 1877 under President Kemp Plummer Battle and desegregation ended in 1951 under Chancellor Robert Burton House when African American students were allowed to attend the school. UNC also opened up its own hospital called UNC Health Care in 1952 for research and treatment and the facility has since specialized in treating cancer. UNC’s sports teams, alumni, and students call themselves the “Tar Heels.”
UNC’s campus is in a university town called Chapel Hill in North Carolina. The campus itself covers only a small section of Chapel Hill’s downtown area, about 729 acres, and the campus encompasses places such as the Morehead Planetarium and numerous stores and shop. There are over 550 student organizations, including the student-run newspaper The Daily Tar Heel, which has won national awards for collegiate media, and the student radio station WXYC, the first radio broadcast in the world that’s based on the internet. UNC is a charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, founded on June 14, 1953, in which the school competes athletically as the Tar Heels. UNC has been very successful in its sports programs, especially women’s soccer and men’s basketball.
General Information
Admission Office
Jackson Hall CB #2200
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2200
(919) 966-3621
Fax: (919) 962-3045
unchelp@admissions.unc.edu
Contact: Stephen Farmer
Assistant Provost and Director of Undergraduate Admissions
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Main Address
CB 9100, 103 South Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-2211
www.unc.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 17,895
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,865
Degree-seeking undergrads: 17,422
Graduate enrollment: 8,275
Setting
Suburban setting
Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
Residential campus
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Degrees offered:
 Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Tuition & Fees
|
Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
|
Tuition and fees |
$5,340 |
$5,397 |
$5,625 |
$6,665 |
+18.49% |
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Books and Supplies |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,028 |
+2.80% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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|
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|
|
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Room and Board |
$7,090 |
$7,334 |
$8,670 |
$9,306 |
+7.34% |
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Other |
$2,320 |
$2,462 |
$2,556 |
$3,306 |
+29.34% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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|
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Room and Board |
$8,166 |
$8,118 |
$8,670 |
$9,306 |
+7.34% |
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Other |
$1,960 |
$2,064 |
$2,128 |
$3,306 |
+55.36% |
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Total Expenses |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
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In-state On Campus |
$15,750 |
$16,193 |
$17,851 |
$20,305 |
+13.75% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$16,466 |
$16,579 |
$17,423 |
$20,305 |
+16.54% |
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In-state with Family |
$6,340 |
$6,397 |
$6,625 |
$7,693 |
+16.12% |
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Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$6,363 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,839 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$21,093 |
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Out-of-state Fees
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$1,839 |
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 |
1,948 |
51% |
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Grant or scholarship aid |
1,612 |
42% |
$14,640,207 |
$9,082 |
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• Federal grants |
607 |
16% |
$2,501,286 |
$4,121 |
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• Pell grants |
490 |
13% |
$1,768,833 |
$3,610 |
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• Other federal grants |
541 |
14% |
$732,453 |
$1,354 |
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State/local government grant or scholarships |
964 |
25% |
$4,319,469 |
$4,481 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
1,162 |
30% |
$7,819,452 |
$6,729 |
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Student loan aid |
863 |
22% |
$4,270,503 |
$4,948 |
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• Federal student loans |
799 |
21% |
$3,356,703 |
$4,201 |
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• Other student loans |
137 |
4% |
$913,800 |
$6,670 |
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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PhD
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AA/AS
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CERT
|
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Total of All Education Programs |
5296 |
1828 |
1149 |
- |
5 |
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Architecture and Related Services |
- |
57 |
1 |
- |
- |
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City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
- |
57 |
1 |
- |
- |
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Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
321 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
African Studies |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
African-american/black Studies |
32 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
American/united States Studies/civilization |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Area Studies, Other |
196 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Asian Studies/civilization |
43 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
European Studies/civilization |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Latin American Studies |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Russian Studies |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Women's Studies |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
417 |
42 |
132 |
- |
- |
|
Biochemistry |
- |
2 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Bioinformatics |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
410 |
3 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Biostatistics |
7 |
9 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Cell/cellular Biology and Histology |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
|
Ecology |
- |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Epidemiology |
- |
23 |
24 |
- |
- |
|
Genetics |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
|
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology |
- |
1 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Neurobiology and Anatomy |
- |
1 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Pathology/experimental Pathology |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacology |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Physiology |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Toxicology |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. |
396 |
548 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Accounting |
- |
123 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Business Administration and Management |
323 |
425 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Communication and Journalism Programs |
706 |
29 |
15 |
- |
- |
|
Digital Communication and Media/multimedia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mass Communication/media Studies |
443 |
26 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Speech Communication and Rhetoric |
263 |
3 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Computing and Information Sciences |
46 |
43 |
23 |
- |
- |
|
Computer Science |
29 |
16 |
23 |
- |
- |
|
Information Science/studies |
17 |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Education |
105 |
153 |
21 |
- |
- |
|
Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Curriculum and Instruction |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Early Childhood Education and Teaching |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Education |
- |
58 |
15 |
- |
- |
|
Educational Leadership and Administration |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Elementary Education and Teaching |
67 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Junior High/intermediate/middle School Education and Teaching |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Kindergarten/preschool Education and Teaching |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Secondary School Administration/principalship |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other |
- |
39 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Engineering |
- |
5 |
11 |
- |
- |
|
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
- |
4 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Operations Research |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
213 |
10 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
English Language and Literature |
213 |
10 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
271 |
23 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
10 |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Comparative Literature |
6 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
German Language and Literature |
27 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Linguistics |
39 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
181 |
14 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other |
8 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences |
416 |
411 |
464 |
- |
5 |
|
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Audiology/audiologist |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist |
- |
22 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cytotechnology/cytotechnologist |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dental Assisting/assistant |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dental Clinical Sciences |
- |
26 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Dental Hygiene/hygienist |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
|
Dental Public Health and Education |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dentistry |
- |
- |
74 |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Health |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Health/health Care Administration/management |
36 |
98 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Maternal and Child Health |
- |
33 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Medical Radiologic Technology/science - Radiation Therapist |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Medical Scientist |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Medicine |
- |
- |
140 |
- |
- |
|
Movement Therapy and Movement Education |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Nuclear Medical Technology/technologist |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nursing Science |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Occupational Therapy/therapist |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design |
- |
4 |
16 |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacy |
- |
- |
144 |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physical Therapy/therapist |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
|
Public Health Education and Promotion |
- |
45 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Public Health |
- |
85 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Public Health/community Nurse/nursing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other |
- |
61 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
246 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/counselor |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
|
History |
241 |
17 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
History |
241 |
17 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Human Services |
68 |
165 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Public Administration |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Public Policy Analysis |
68 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Social Work |
- |
136 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Legal and Law Studies |
- |
- |
237 |
- |
- |
|
Law |
- |
- |
237 |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Library Science |
- |
79 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Library and Information Science |
- |
79 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics and Statistics |
91 |
17 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Applied Mathematics |
22 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics and Statistics, Other |
- |
11 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics |
69 |
4 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Statistics |
- |
2 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies |
74 |
35 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nutrition Sciences |
- |
26 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Natural Resources and Conservation |
57 |
31 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Science |
23 |
31 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Studies |
34 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies |
191 |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Health and Physical Education/fitness |
191 |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physical Sciences |
208 |
30 |
56 |
- |
- |
|
Chemistry |
142 |
7 |
36 |
- |
- |
|
Geology and Earth Science |
9 |
9 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Materials Science |
- |
2 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical |
- |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Physical Sciences, Other |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physics |
24 |
6 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
407 |
31 |
17 |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
407 |
21 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
School Psychology |
- |
10 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Social Sciences |
887 |
46 |
55 |
- |
- |
|
Anthropology |
62 |
4 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Archeology |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Economics |
295 |
7 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Geography |
28 |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Political Science and Government |
370 |
26 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Sociology |
128 |
4 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
157 |
22 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
27 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts |
44 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Fine/studio Arts |
41 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music Performance |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
- |
4 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Work and Family Studies |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $70
Online application fee: $70
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 34%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97%
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Admissions Considerations
Secondary school GPA: Required
Secondary school rank: Recommended
Secondary school record: Required
Recommendations: Required
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required
College-prep program completed: Required
TOEFL: Required
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2011
Number of Applicants: 22,288
Percent Admitted: 34%
Percented Admitted Who Enrolled: 52%
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Test Scores: Fall 2011
SAT Critical Reading
- 590 (25th Percentile)
- 700 (75th Percentile)
SAT Math
- 610 (25th Percentile)
- 710 (75th Percentile)
SAT Writing
- 590 (25th Percentile)
- 690 (75th Percentile)
ACT Composite
- 27 (25th Percentile)
- 31 (75th Percentile)
ACT English
- 26 (25th Percentile)
- 33 (75th Percentile)
ACT Math
- 26 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Writing
- 8 (25th Percentile)
- 9 (75th Percentile)
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Enrollment Statistics
Undergraduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Student Gender
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Undergraduate Student Age
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Undergraduate Student Residence
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Graduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
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Retention and Graduate Rates
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students
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Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Undergraduate Majors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
 African-American Studies B
American Studies B
Asian Studies B
European Studies B
International studies B
Latin American Studies B
Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
Women's Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B
Biostatistics B
Pathology - Human/Animal B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Business Administration/Management B
Human Resources Management B
Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B
Mass Communications/Media Studies B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science B
Information Sciences/Systems B
Education
Early Childhood Education B
Elementary Education B
Junior High Education B
English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B
Family & Consumer Sciences
Foods/Nutrition Studies B
Foreign Language & Literature
Classics B
Comparative Literature B
French B
German B
Italian B
Linguistics B
Portuguese B
Romance Languages B
Slavic B
Spanish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Clinical Laboratory Science B
Cytotechnology C
Dental Assistance C
Dental Hygiene B,C
Environmental Health B
Health System Administration B
Medical Radiologic Technology B
Nuclear medicine technology C
Nursing (RN) B
Pharmaceutical Sciences B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences B
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics B
Mathematics - General B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Peace/Conflict Resolution Studies B
Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Science B
Environmental Studies B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Health/Physical Fitness B
Parks/Leisure Facilities Management B
Philosophy & Religion
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B
Physical Sciences
Applied science B
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Public Administration & Services
Public Policy Analysis B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Archaeology 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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