What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- sociology
- English
- biology
Least Popular Majors- philosophy
- religious studies
- German
Policies
Probation Policy
The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
- Freshmen: 1.50
- Sophomore: 1.70
- Junior: 1.90
- Senior: 2.00
Graduation Policy:
- The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.
Academic Calendar
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 June, July, August, and February.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 22% continue within one year.
- 41% continue within 2 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 2%
- Medical School: 3%
- Dental School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 4%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 14%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola College, University of Maryland, MIT, Stanford U.
71% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
65% 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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Biowhittaker, Black & Decker, Kennedy Kreiger Inst., Marriott, MCI, T.Rowe
Price, USF&G, Youth Services International, Westinghouse.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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David Marine, discoverer of iodine treatment for goiter; Bessie Gambrill,
first woman to receive tenure from major university in a profession other
than nursing (Yale); Dr. Joseph McDade, discoverer of organism causing
Legionnaires' disease; Michael Weinblatt, chairman of clinical
affairs/dept. of rheumatology/immunology, Brigham and Women's Hospital;
James Wilberger, vice president of production, Turner Pictures.
