Calvin College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 86% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 47% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 44% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 16% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.72 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business
• English
• engineering

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.65
• Sophomore: 1.85
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

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

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions of 3-1/2 weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in summer, December, and January.

• 22% continue immediately.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 4%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 4%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 8%
• Theological School/Seminary: 3%

• Michigan State University, Purdue University, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, Wayne
• State University, Western Michigan U.

• Donnelly Corp., Grand Rapids area schools, Prince Corp.

• Richard De Vos, president, Amway; Jay Van Andel, chairman, Amway; James Wyngaarden, former director, National Institutes of Health; Paul Vanden Bout, chief, National Radio Observatory; Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, art director for major motion pictures.