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Fall 2005 - Fall 2009 Student Enrollment Trends by Academic Major
Graduate & Undergraduate
College of Visual and Performing Arts
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    •   Fall Changes from
    08 to 09     		5-Yr Changes
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
    Major Degree N% N% N% N% N% N% N%
    Art (Studio) BA 17 1.5 9 0.7 2 0.2 1 0.1 3 0.2 2 200.0 - 14 - 82.4
     BFA 3 0.3 -- 1 0.1 1 0.1 -- NANA NANA
    Art Education MAT 6 0.5 14 1.2 14 1.2 14 1.1 20 1.5 6 42.9 14 233.3
    Art and Visual Technology BA 462 39.4 455 37.6 446 36.8 414 32.5 383 28.3 - 31 - 7.5 - 79 - 17.1
     BFA 50 4.3 41 3.4 47 3.9 47 3.7 82 6.1 35 74.5 32 64.0
     MA 5 0.4 3 0.2 3 0.2 1 0.1 -- NANA NANA
     MFA 20 1.7 18 1.5 15 1.2 15 1.2 18 1.3 3 20.0 - 2 - 10.0
    Artist Certificate CERG 2 0.2 2 0.2 1 0.1 -- -- NANA NANA
    Artist Certificate in Piano Performance CERG -- -- -- 3 0.2 3 0.2 0 0.0 NANA
    Artist Certificate in Vocal Performance CERG -- -- -- 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0 NANA
    Arts Entrepreneurship CERG -- -- 1 0.1 2 0.2 3 0.2 1 50.0 NANA
    Arts Management MA 62 5.3 64 5.3 68 5.6 77 6.1 87 6.4 10 13.0 25 40.3
    Composition MM 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Computer Game Design BFA -- -- -- -- 30 2.2 NANA NANA
    Conducting MM 5 0.4 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Dance BA 23 2.0 18 1.5 15 1.2 10 0.8 13 1.0 3 30.0 - 10 - 43.5
     BFA 36 3.1 49 4.1 63 5.2 63 5.0 60 4.4 - 3 - 4.8 24 66.7
     MFA 2 0.2 2 0.2 4 0.3 4 0.3 1 0.1 - 3 - 75.0 - 1 - 50.0
    Film and Video Studies BA -- -- 52 4.3 99 7.8 146 10.8 47 47.5 NANA
    Instrumental Performance CERG -- -- -- 2 0.2 3 0.2 1 50.0 NANA
    Music BA 102 8.7 124 10.3 114 9.4 79 6.2 82 6.1 3 3.8 - 20 - 19.6
     BM 150 12.8 147 12.2 158 13.0 197 15.5 203 15.0 6 3.0 53 35.3
     MM 19 1.6 53 4.4 62 5.1 72 5.7 58 4.3 - 14 - 19.4 39 205.3
    Music Education MM 12 1.0 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Pedagogy & Performance MM 7 0.6 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Performance MM 8 0.7 -- -- -- -- NANA NANA
    Theater BA 102 8.7 110 9.1 96 7.9 103 8.1 94 6.9 - 9 - 8.7 - 8 - 7.8
    Undeclared BPRE 28 2.4 58 4.8 11 0.9 5 0.4 5 0.4 0 0.0 - 23 - 82.1
     NDG 31 2.6 23 1.9 17 1.4 35 2.8 38 2.8 3 8.6 7 22.6
     NDU 19 1.6 19 1.6 21 1.7 27 2.1 20 1.5 - 7 - 25.9 1 5.3
    Unit Total 1,172 100.0 1,209 100.0 1,211 100.0 1,272 100.0 1,353 100.0 81 6.4 181 15.4