What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- molecular/cell biology
- English
- psychology
Policies
Graduation Policy:
- The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
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Five summer sessions, one of 10 weeks, one of eight weeks, two of six
weeks each, and one of three weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in June, July, October, and November
and during first few weeks of each semester.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 34% continue within one year.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 13%
- Medical School: 11%
- Graduate Business Programs: 17%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Harvard University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UCLA.
50% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Bank of America, Bechtel, Chevron, Hewlett-Packard, IBM.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Gregory Peck, actor; Irving Stone, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Joan Didion,
authors; Steve Wozniak and Steven Jobs, co-founders, Apple Computer; John
Kenneth Galbraith, economist; Earl Warren, former chief justice, U.S.
Supreme Court; Melvin Belli, attorney; Edwin Meese, former U.S. attorney
general.
