Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16
Texas Common Course Numbering System
Common Course numbers assist transfer students in the transition from one institution to another. Colleges participating in the Common Course Numbering System identify“ common” courses taught on their campuses. All courses designed for transfer adhere to this numbering system in the State of Texas.
Evening Classes
Classes scheduled after 5 p. m. are considered evening classes. Classes taught during the day or evening do not differ. Classes are taught by qualified faculty, offer an approved curriculum, and utilize the same educational facilities. Students employed during the day may attend classes in the evening and study to obtain a degree or to expand their knowledge in a special field of interest.
Course Load
The normal course load in a regular semester is 15- 18 semester credit hours; for a six-week summer term, 6-8 semester credit hours.
Course Overloads
A Department Chair must approve all overloads. A student must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA to be approved for an overload.
New Courses
In order to meet changing educational requirements, Lamar State College Port Arthur reserves the right to add any needed courses at any time without regard to the listing of such courses in the college bulletin. It is expected that a listing of these courses will appear in the next year’ s issue of the college bulletin.
Class Size
The College reserves the right not to offer any course listed in this bulletin if fewer than 10 students register for the course.
Schedule Changes
Schedule changes including course section changes, adds and drops must be approved by the Department Chair or Dean of the student’ s major field. All changes are initiated by the completion of the proper form available in the Advising Office. Usually, a course may not be added after the first week of the semester or first two days of a Summer Semester.
Dropping Courses
Students may drop a course and receive a grade of“ Q” during the first six weeks( two weeks in a summer session) of the semester after consultation with their advisor and / or department c hair. Classes dropped after the penalty-free period, grades are recorded as“ Q”,“ Q6” or“ F,” indicating the student was passing or failing at the time of the drop. A grade of“ Q” may not be assigned unless an official drop has been processed through the Records Office.
A student may not drop a course within 15 class days of the beginning of final examinations or five class days before the end of the summer term.
Students may drop a course and receive a grade of“ Q6” during the first six weeks of a regular semester and the first two weeks in a summer session.
Lamar State College Port Arthur requires that a student who is deficient on one or more of the basic skills( reading, writing or mathematics) must participate continuously in a program of remediation until all deficiencies are removed. If a student drops a first-level developmental course, the co-requisite lab also must be dropped.
Students should check the published schedule for specific deadlines to drop a course.
Drop Initiated by Instructor
When absences, other than approved absences, interfere seriously with study or performance, the instructor may recommend to the Department Chair or Dean that a student be dropped from the course. If this action is taken after the first six weeks of the Fall or Spring semester or the first two weeks of a Summer session, a grade of‘ F’ may be recorded for the course. The student’ s Department Chair, Dean and Registrar’ s Office will be notified in writing that the student should be dropped for excessive unexcused absences.
Six Drop Rule
Under Section § 51.907 of the Texas Education Code,“ an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop more than six courses, including any course a transfer student has dropped at another institution of higher education.” This statute was enacted by the State of Texas in spring 2007 and applies to undergraduate students who enroll in a public institution of higher education as first-time freshmen in fall 2007 or later.
Any course that a student drops after the census date is counted toward the six course limit if 1) the student was able to drop the course without receiving a grade or incurring an academic penalty; 2) the student’ s transcript indicates or will indicate
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