Sweet Briar College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 62% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 61% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 1% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.65 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• psychology
• biology
• government

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)

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 22% continue immediately.
• 21% continue within one year.
• 21% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 2%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 15%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%
• Other: 1%

• Auburn University, Catholic University, Georgia Tech, Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, University of
• Virginia, Yale U.

• Beryl Berquist Sarris, lawyer; Robin Cutler Maw, president, First Contact Films; Mimi Garrard Seawright, Mimi Garrard Dance Company; Molly Haskell, author/film critic; Muriel Wikswo Lambert, head of graduate program in experimental pathology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.