Oglethorpe University 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- physics
- secondary education
- American studies
Policies
Probation Policy The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
Graduation Policy:
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
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Four summer sessions of 4-1/2 or nine weeks each.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in April, August, and January.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 30% continue immediately.
- 35% continue within one year.
- 42% continue within 5 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 8%
- Medical School: 4%
- Dental School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 10%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 19%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Emory University, Georgia State University, University of Georgia.
65% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
70% 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, area banks, non-profit agencies, schools.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Luke Appling, member, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame; Sidney Lanier,
poet/musician; Charles Weltner, Georgia supreme court chief justice; Earl
Blackwell, "Mr. Celebrity."
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