University of Maryland Baltimore County Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 82% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 19% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 18% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 28% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.65 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• information systems management
• psychology
• computer 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 for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

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

Summer Sessions:

• Numerous summer sessions of varying lengths.

New student orientation:

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

• 30% continue within one year.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 3%
• Graduate Business Programs: 3%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 22%

• U of Arizona, UCLA, UC San Francisco, Cornell University, Duke University, University of Illinois,
• Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana State University, MIT, Penn State University, University of Virginia.

• Paula Grabowski, research investigator, Howard Hughes Inst; JoAnn Argersinger, provost, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Hon. Dana Levitz, judge.