State University of New York College at Oswego Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 75% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 43% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 44% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 54% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.39 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• communication studies
• elementary education

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions of three to six weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• 21% continue immediately.
• 29% continue within one year.
• 40% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 4%
• Medical School: 2%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 8%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 8%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 9%

• SUNY at Albany, SUNY at Buffalo, Syracuse U.

• Aetna, Big Six accounting firms, Ford Motor Co., General Electric, IBM, Kodak, Lever Brothers, Marine Midland, United Technologies, Xerox.

• Ken Auletta, author and political columnist; Al Roker, weatherman, NBC's "Sunday Today" show; Robin Curtis, actress; Alice McDermott, author; Richard Alexander, Broadway producer/director; Harold Morse, CEO and founder, American Management TV Corp. and American Media Foundation.