University of Nebraska, Lincoln Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 80% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 16% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 16% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 27% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.6 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• psychology
• biological sciences
• elementary education

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:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Four summer sessions, two of five weeks each, one of three weeks, and one of eight weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in January, April, June, July, and August.

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• Clayton Yuetter, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; George W. Beadle, Nobel Prize-winning agricultural scientist; Willa Cather, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist; Johnny Carson, entertainer.