University of Nevada - Reno Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 77% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• elementary education
• general studies
• criminal justice

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

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 3 summer session(s)
• Three summer sessions, one of 2 1/2 weeks and two of five weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in May, June, July, August, and January.

• Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, University of Nevada, Willamette U.

• Susan Forrest, Pulitzer prize-winning author; Sinclair Melnor, former deputy chairman of NATO; Anne Henrietta Martin, first woman candidate for U.S. Senate.