Carthage College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 72% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 45% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 45% 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 2.64 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• social sciences
• 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:

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

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions, one of two weeks and one of eight weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September and February.

• 10% continue within one year.

• Law School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 5%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 4%

• U of Illinois, Loyola University, Northern Illinois University, University of Wisconsin.

• Abbot Labs, Johnson Wax, Snap-On Tools, Western Publishing.

• Alden Clausen, chairman and CEO (retired), Bank America; Masato Mizuno, president, Mizuno Corp.; Edward Smeds, president for customer service and operations, Kraft General Foods.