Washington and Jefferson College Academic Experience
Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data
Past Performance
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
Least Popular Majors
Policies
Probation Policy The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
Academic Calendar for 2002-03.
Academic Calendar System:
- 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)
Summer Sessions:
- 2 summer session(s)
that consist of 4 weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in August/September.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 60% continue within one year.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 17%
- Medical School: 20%
- Graduate Business Programs: 5%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 16%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, George Washington University,
- Georgetown University, Hahnemann University, Pennsylvania State University, University of North Carolina, U
- of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, West Virginia University, College of
- William & Mary, Yale U.
50% of our graduates enter into a job market related to their major within two years of graduation.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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ALCOA, Arthur Andersen, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Coopers & Lybrand,
IBM, Hershey, ITT, Integra Bank, Internal Revenue Service, Xerox, Eastman
Kodak, Mellon Bank, PPG Industries, AT&T.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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John Reed, president and CEO, Citibank; Robert Elliot, president and CEO,
Levitz Furniture; Ronald Sandmeyer, president, Sandmeyer Steel; Robert
Ivie, president and CEO, Guild Wineries; John J. Coury, president,
American Medical Association.
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