Birmingham-Southern College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 84% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 69% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 69% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 2% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.87 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• biology
• English

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.50
• Sophomore: 1.80
• 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:

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

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 42% continue immediately.

• Law School: 8%
• Medical School: 6%
• Dental School: 2%
• Graduate Business Programs: 6%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 21%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%

• U of Alabama, Duke University, Emory University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia.

• Big Six accounting firms, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

• Howell Heflin, U.S. senator; Robert Morgan, bishop, United Methodist Church; Howell H. Raines, Washington editor, New York Times; James W. Walker, executive vice-president, CIGNA; G. Thomas Patton, executive vice-president, General Motors.