Southwest Baptist University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 67% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 34% of our freshman graduate in four years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.99 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• education
• nursing
• elementary education

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 2.00

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

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

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 94% continue immediately.
• 1% continue within one year.
• 5% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Theological School/Seminary: 8%
• Other: 90%

• U of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Southwest Baptist U.

• Citizens Memorial Hospital, Micro Magic, state of Missouri, Teters Floral Products.

• Roy Blunt, secretary of state, Missouri; Buddy Baker, Walt Disney Productions; Nancy Tatom Ammerman, professor, Emory U.