Pacific University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 65% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 55% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 50% 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 2.72 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• biology
• business administration
• psychology

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:

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

Summer Sessions:

• 4 summer session(s) that consist of 3 weeks.

New student orientation:

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

• 18% continue immediately.
• 5% continue within one year.
• 18% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 5%
• Medical School: 8%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 5%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 18%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 3%

• Oregon Health Sciences Center, Oregon Graduate Inst.

• Microsoft, Kaiser Permanente, Boeing, U.S. government.

• Les Aucoin, U.S. congressman; Jim Romig, CEO, Ponare, Ltd.; William Hilliard, retired editor, The Oregonian; Mindy Cameron, editor, The Seattle Times; Paul Ranslow, president, Ripon Coll.