Pepperdine University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 89% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 67% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 67% of our freshman graduate in four years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• telecommunications

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

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions of six to eight weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in July and August.

• 36% continue within one year.

• Law School: 11%
• Medical School: 3%

• Big Six accounting firms, finance, banking, and insurance companies.

• Christopher Chetsanga, Nobel Prize nominee for cancer research and professor and dean of science, University of Zimbabwe; Kenneth Hahn, supervisor, county of Los Angeles; Norman Coulson, chairperson and CEO, Glendale Federal Bank; Terry Giles, president, Giles Enterprises.