Westminster Choir College of Rider University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 50% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 36% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 11% 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

• music education
• voice performance
• church music

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:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 1 summer session(s) that consist of 7 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• 15% continue immediately.
• 35% continue within one year.

• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 15%

• Churches, schools.

• James Litton, organist/choir master, St. Bartholomew's Church, New York; Michael Sylvester, leading tenor, Metropolitan Opera, New York; Helen Kemp, national scholar, children's choir and church music.