Marietta College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 76% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 58% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 60% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 5% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.9 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• psychology
• education
• management/accounting

Policies

Probation Policy

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

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

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 3 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

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

• 14% continue within one year.

• Law School: 3%
• Medical School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 9%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 4%

• Miami University (Ohio), Ohio University, Ohio State University, West Virginia U.

• Allstate, Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, Marathon Oil, Marietta City Schools.

• Dr. Story Musgrave, astronaut, NASA space shuttle program; Kent Tekulve, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates; Gary Fitzgerald, president, Standard Oil; Gary Kott, writer/producer, "The Cosby Show"; John McCoy, CEO, Bank One; Charles Dawes, former Vice-President of the U.S.