State University of West Georgia Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 69% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 9% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 19% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 24% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.68 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• early childhood education
• psychology
• nursing

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.61
• Sophomore: 1.81
• Junior: 1.91
• 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:

• Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of eight weeks and two of four weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September, January, March, and June.

• Educational institutions, health care facilities

• Terry Kay, Emmy award-winning author; Micheal Greene, president, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; Rick Camp, professional baseball player.