Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
Examples of academic activity include, but are not limited to: • Physically attending a class where there is an opportunity for direct interaction between instructor and students; • Submitting an academic assignment; • Taking an exam, an interactive tutorial, or computer assisted instruction; • Attending a study group that is assigned by the institution; • Participating in an online discussion about academic matters; and • Initiating contact with a faculty member to ask a question about the academic subject studied in the course. Items that do not prove academic activity are: • Living in institutional housing; • Participating in the institution’s meal plan; • Logging into an online class without active participation; or • Participating in academic counseling or advisement. GRADUATION INFORMATION Degrees are conferred at fall and spring convocations. Those completing degree requirements at the end of a summer semester may participate in the preceding spring convocation or following fall convocation. Pharmacy graduates participate in the spring convocation. Students are responsible for ensuring that all requirements for graduation are met. They are encouraged to submit a Degree Check Request to the Academic Records Office prior to enrolling for their final semester in addition to carefully planning their enrollment programs based on catalog and degree check requirements. Questions concerning degree requirements should be clarified with the advisor or the Academic Records Office. Southwestern Oklahoma State University grants Undergraduate degrees “with honors” as follows: Summa Cum Laude 3.90 Magna Cum Laude 3.75 Cum Laude 3.50 Honors standing is determined by calculating the grade point average (GPA) for all credit hours attempted. The cumulative GPA, not the retention/graduation GPA, is used in the calculation. Graduation Applications are available on the SWOSU website and should be submitted when students enroll for their final semester. More information about Commencement including the Graduation Application is available here: https://bulldog.swosu.edu/commencement/index.php. Degrees are recorded on the student’s permanent academic record known as the transcript. Transcripts are available approximately one week after the close of each semester or term. HONOR ROLLS The undergraduate student’s semester record must have no grade of “I”, “U”, “F”, or “D” to be considered for the honor rolls. Types and qualifications for honor rolls are as follows: President’s Honor Roll: Undergraduate students who complete 12 or more hours during a semester and earn a 4.00 grade point average qualify for this honor roll.
Dean’s Honor Roll: Undergraduate students who complete 12 or more hours during a semester and earn a 3.50 or higher grade point average qualify for this honor roll. LOAD/OVERLOAD Students who plan to graduate in a 120-hour degree program in four years should enroll in an academic course load of at least 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester. “Fifteen to Finish”. Undergraduate: With approval of the advisor, a student may take a maximum of 19 hours during a regular semester and 9 hours during a summer term. With the approval of both the advisor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, a student may take a maximum of 24 hours during a regular semester and 12 hours during a summer term. Graduate: A full-time student may enroll in 16 hours during a regular semester and nine hours during a summer term. The Dean of the Graduate School must approve an overload. An overload is defined as 17 or more hours during a regular semester and 10 or more during a summer term. A minimum graduate load during a regular semester is nine hours for full-time, seven hours for ¾ time, and five hours for ½ time. The corresponding standard for a summer term is four, three, and two respectively. The minimum- load definition also applies to one attending under Veteran Administration assistance. Students enrolled simultaneously in two or more institutions are bound by the load maximum stated above. PREREQUISITES The section of the catalog in which courses are listed and described includes a statement of prerequisites for courses requiring preliminary study. RETENTION STANDARDS The following standards relating to retention of students pursuing study in undergraduate programs will apply at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. For continued good academic standing, a student must have earned a retention/graduation grade point average as indicated below:
One to 29 semester hours attempted.............1.70 30 or more semester hours attempted ...........2.00
NOTE: Students who have attempted less than 30 semester hours will be placed on academic notice if the retention/graduation grade point is between 1.70 and 1.99. Any student not maintaining satisfactory academic progress will be placed on probation for one semester. At the end of the semester, the student must have earned the minimum grade point average listed above in order to continue. Students not maintaining academic progress during their probationary semester will be suspended and not allowed to continue enrollment for one regular semester (Fall/Spring). Students returning from Academic Suspension may re-enroll on Academic Probation. Students suspended a second time will not be permitted to re-enroll until they attend another institution and raise their retention/graduation grade point average to 2.00 or higher. Exception 1. A student who achieved a grade point average of 2.00 or above in the last semester in which the student was enrolled will be considered to be making satisfactory progress, regardless of the retention/graduation grade point average. (Under these circumstances, a student will remain on probation until a 2.00 retention/graduation grade point average is achieved.)
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