University of Maryland at College Park Academic Experience
Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data
Past Performance
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
Least Popular Majors- Russian area studies
- Japanese
Policies
Probation Policy The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
- 2 summer session(s)
that consist of 6 weeks.
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Summer sessions begin first week of June.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in June, July, and August.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 35% continue within one year.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 2%
- Medical School: 2%
- Dental School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 2%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 14%
- Other: 2%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- U of Baltimore, George Washington University, University of Maryland at Baltimore and College
- Park.
36% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
72% of our graduates enter into a job market related to their major within two years of graduation.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Big Six accounting firms, IBM, Westinghouse, NIH, federal government.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Robert Brawer, president, Maidenform; Connie Chung, newscaster, CBS News;
Herbert Hauptman, Nobel Prize-winning physicist; Jim Henson, creator of the
Muppets; Boomer Esiason, quarterback, New York Jets; Tom McMillen and Steny
Hoyer, U.S. congressmen; Allen Kroe, vice chair, Texaco; James McGroddy,
research director, IBM; Tony and Bea Scott, producers of "Baywatch."
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