Salisbury State University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 40% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 40% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 14% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.62 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• elementary education
• biology

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• 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:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

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

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June.

• 26% continue immediately.
• 15% continue within one year.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 2%
• Graduate Business Programs: 7%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 5%
• Other: 10%

• U of Baltimore, University of Delaware, University of Maryland, Salisbury St U.

• Federal government, hospitals, Perdue Farms, public school systems.

• Frank Perdue, Perdue Farms; Diane P. Bradley, international and professional staffing at Walt Disney World; Joe Bernard, owner, Mrs. Iries Potato Chips & Wye River.