Chestnut Hill College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 80% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 52% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 56% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 6% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.9 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• early childhood education
• biology
• elementary education

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.75
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 15% continue immediately.
• 12% continue within one year.

• Medical School: 2%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 2%
• Other: 7%

• Dickinson Law Sch, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Lehigh University, Middlebury College,
• U of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, University of Virginia,
• Villanova University, College of William and Mary.

• Financial, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies, academic research and educational institutions.

• Marie A. DiBerardino, Ph.D., professor of anatomy at Medical College of Pennsylvania and international developmental geneticist; Caroline Devine, manager of government relations for Mobil Corp., former staff director of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and former White House domestic policy staff member.