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Gettysburg College Academic Experience



Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data

Past Performance


What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

Least Popular Majors
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • religion

Policies

Probation Policy

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


Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

  • Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

  • Summer session with Central Pennsylvania Consortium colleges.

New student orientation:

  • Orientation for new students is held in late August.


Graduate Career Data

Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
  • 33% continue immediately.
  • 35% continue within one year.
  • 40% continue within 5 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
  • Law School: 7%
  • Medical School: 5%
  • Dental School: 1%
  • Graduate Business Programs: 5%
  • Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 17%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
  • Dickinson School of Law, George Washington University, Peabody Conservatory of Music,
  • Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia.
40% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.

Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
  • Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Co., Arthur Andersen, AT&T, Eastman Kodak, Maryland National Bank, Merck & Co., Procter & Gamble, U.S. Gypsum.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dr. Alexander Astin, author, educator, researcher; Carol Bellamy, director of the Peace Corps, former New York City council president; Frederick Fielding, attorney, former chief counsel to the President; Robert Hosking, president, CBS radio; Dr. Norman Rasmussen, nuclear engineer, recipient of Fermi prize; Dr. Michael Bishop, educator and 1989 Nobel Prize-winner in medicine.