Rutgers University - Mason Gross School of the Arts Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 90% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 36% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 41% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 15% of our freshman graduate in five years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• visual arts
• music
• theatre arts

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.80
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 1.80
• Senior: 1.80

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions of four to six weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in May.

• Broadway theatres, popular film and television productions, Louis Murray Dance Co., orchestras, symphonies.

• Colleen Flynn Lawson, actress, Emmy Award nominee, Leila Kenzle, actress, Cynthia Martells, actress, Tony Award nominee; Avery Brooks, Matt Mulhern, Bill Mastersummone, performers; David Jones, managing director, Apollo Theater; Dale Thompson, Nikolai Dance Theater faculty member.