Augustana College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 87% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 64% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 68% 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 2.99 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• biology
• business administration
• pre-medicine

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

Graduation Policy:

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

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Other: Three 11-week terms with semester credit-based courses

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of four weeks, one of five weeks, and one of six weeks.

New student orientation:

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

• 33% continue within one year.

• Law School: 4%
• Medical School: 5%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 3%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 17%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 2%

• U of Chicago, Duke University, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, Northwestern
• U, Washington U.

• Arthur Andersen, AT&T, Deere & Co., Hewlett-Packard, IBM.

• Robert A. Hanson, retired CEO and board chair, Deere & Co.; Don Sundquist, governor of Tennessee; Nils Hasselmo, president, University of Minnesota; Brenda Barnes, COO, Pepsi-Cola North America.