Spring Hill College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 38% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 47% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 9% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business/management
• communication arts
• 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

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

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

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in late August.

• 10% continue immediately.
• 17% continue within one year.
• 30% continue within 3 years.

• Law School: 6%
• Medical School: 4%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 5%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 10%
• Other: 5%

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• Am South, International Paper, Providence Hospital, McRae's, Delta Airlines, Ernst and Young, Merrill Lynch, Alabama Power, IBM, Southern Living, Mobil Oil, EDS, Bank of Mobile, Prudential Securities.

• Robert Fitzpatrick, dean of School of Fine Arts, Columbia U; John W. Barter III, president of automotive division, Allied Signal, Inc.; Diane Donovan, editorial writer, Chicago Tribune.