Colorado State University Academic Experience

Past PerformancePast Performance

• 81% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 24% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 22% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 26% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.86 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• general business
• liberal arts
• exercise/sport science

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:

• Summer sessions of four, eight, and 12 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in late June and July.

• Hewlett-Packard, Merrill Lynch, Ralston Purina, MCI, Xerox Corp.

• Roy Romer, governor of Colorado; Trudi Morrison, member of President Reagan's staff; Robert Anderson, chairperson and CEO, Rockwell International; Bill Parzybock, vice-president, Hewlett-Packard; Mary Cleave and Kent Rominger, NASA astronauts; Polly Baca, head of Office of Human Affairs for the Clinton administration.