The University of Alabama Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 26% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 26% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 25% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.58 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• marketing
• accounting
• psychology

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:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions of five weeks each and one three-week interim term.

New student orientation:

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

• Arthur Andersen, Dow Chemical, Ernest & Julio Gallo, NationalBank, Johnson & Johnson, Southern Progress.

• Hugo Black, former U.S. supreme court justice; E.O. Wilson, National Medal of science and Pulitzer prize winner; John McKinley, former CEO, Texaco.