Buena Vista University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 72% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 53% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 54% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 6% 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

• biology
• elementary education
• business

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.70
• Sophomore: 1.80
• Junior: 1.90
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

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

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions of two or four weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 15% continue immediately.
• 20% continue within one year.
• 40% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 4%
• Medical School: 3%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 10%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 10%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 10%

• Drake University, Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska at
• Lincoln, University of South Dakota.

• Deloitte & Touche, Farm Credit Services, Principal Financial Group

• J. Leslie Rollins, former assistant dean, Harvard Business School; Jim Fanning, former executive vice-president, Montreal Expos.