Furman University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 92% 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, 75% 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 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• political science
• health/exercise science
• business administration

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.50
• Sophomore: 1.75
• Junior: 1.95
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

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

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Trimester System (three terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Two summer sessions, one of six weeks and one of four weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• 35% continue immediately.
• 5% continue within one year.
• 40% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 3%
• Medical School: 3%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 24%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 2%

• Clemson University, University of Georgia, Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina.

• Retail, accounting, insurance, and financial firms, schools, nonprofit organizations.

• Charles Townes, Nobel Prize-winner in physics; Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education and former governor, South Carolina; Betsy King, Hall of Fame golfer; Keith Lockhart, conductor of Boston Pops.