Augsburg College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 76% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 34% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 33% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 13% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• education
• communications

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.60
• 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 for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions, one of four weeks and one of six weeks.

New student orientation:

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

• 11% continue immediately.

• U of Minnesota.

• Control Data, IBM, Lutheran Brotherhood, Norwest Banks, West Publishing, 3M, area public schools.

• Martin O. Sabo, U.S. congressman, Minnesota; Dr. Ron Fergeson, head of transplant surgery, Ohio State U; R. Luther Olson, head basketball coach, U of Arizona; James Thomas, 1983 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year; Pamela Alexander, municipal court judge, Hennepin County, Minn.; Carl Blegen, Greek archaeologist, discoverer of city of Troy; La June Lange, county court judge, Hennepin County, Minn.