Bethel College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 72% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 39% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 36% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 8% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.79 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• nursing
• elementary education
• business administration

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

Graduation Policy:

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

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 14% continue immediately.
• 44% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 11%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%

• Baylor University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Wichita State U.

• Regional hospitals and school districts.

• Mervin Stouffer, Dallas business executive; Gordon Kaufman, university theology professor, Cambridge, Mass.; Earl Unrah, former president, Texaco; Daniel Hege, assistant director, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.