City University of New York The College of Staten Island Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 83% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 12% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 15% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 20% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business
• psychology

Policies

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Four summer sessions, two of four weeks each, one of six weeks, and one of eight weeks.

New student orientation:

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

• 38% continue within one year.

• Alfred B. Curtis, Jr., commissioner, New York City Department of Youth Services and president, Staten Island branch of NAACP; Armand Mastroianni, film director/writer; Lorraine Parker, New Jersey superior court justice.