University of North Carolina at Greensboro Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 75% 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, 29% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 18% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• psychology
• nursing

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.30
• Sophomore: 1.49
• Junior: 1.73
• 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:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

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

New student orientation:

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

• 15% continue within one year.

• Bonnie Angelo, correspondent, Time magazine; Margaret Coit Elwell, Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Meredith M. Fernstrom, senior vice president, office of public responsibility, American Express; Donna Oliver, 1987 National Teacher of the Year; Susan M. Sharp, former chief justice of state supreme court.