What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- psychology
- political science
- management
Policies
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 September.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 27% continue within one year.
- 50% continue within 5 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 6%
- Medical School: 3%
- Dental School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 2%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 13%
- Theological School/Seminary: 1%
- Other: 1%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- U of California, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Oregon.
63% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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3M, IDS, General Mills, state government, Control Data, Norwest
Bancorporation, Minneapolis/St. Paul school districts.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Rozanne Ridgeway, president, Atlantic Council of the United States; Dr.
Victor Gilbertsen, chief investigator for cancer control, University of Minnesota;
Thomas Jensen, music director, Colorado Ballet; Robert Mikulak, chief
scientist and negotiator, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
