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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2017-2018 Catalog
excluded from the Cumulative GPA calculation.
The Cumulative GPA is recorded on the LSCPA
official transcript.
Grade Reports
Final grades are electronically posted to the
students’ “My.Lamarpa.edu” account at the end of
each semester or term. Grade reports include
semester grades and the grade point average for the
semester.
A student who wants to register for a course and
receive a grade of “NG” must have the written
approval of the major Department Chair, instructor
and the instructor’s Department Chair and Records
Office verification. Student semester credit hours
attempted will be reduced by an appropriate number
of hours.
Change of Major
Students that want to change their major must
complete a ‘Change of Major’ form available in the
Advising Office and faculty advisors. The completed
form must be submitted to the Admission and
Records Office.
Transfer Courses
Correspondence Courses
Lamar State College Port Arthur does not offer
courses by correspondence. However, a maximum of
nine (9) semester credit hours of correspondence
work from an accredited institution may be applied
toward an associate degree.
No correspondence course may be completed without
the permission of the student’s Department Chair. A
permit signed by the Department Chair must be
filed in the Office of Admission & Records before
registration for the course. A student may not
register for, carry or complete a correspondence
course during the last semester of Summer Session
before graduation except in the following
circumstances: (a) a course required for graduation
is not offered by LSCPA; and/or (b) the student has
a schedule conflict between required courses. The
statement of intent must be approved by the
Department Chair and filed in the Admission and
Records Office no later than the last day to apply for
graduation.
Articulated Credit
A student who earned college credit while in high
school under Articulation agreements may petition
for the credit with the Dean of Technical Programs.
Records
Academic Records
Academic records are in the permanent custody of
the Admission and Records Office. Documents
received by that office become the property of Lamar
State College Port Arthur and cannot be copied or
returned. Transcripts of academic records may be
secured by an individual personally or will be
released on the student’s written authorization.
Chapter 675, Acts of the 61st Legislature (1969
Regular Session) provides that “no person may buy,
sell, create, duplicate, alter, give or obtain a
diploma, certificate, academic record, certificate of
enrollment or other instrument which purports to
signify merit or achievement conferred by an
institution of education in this state with the intent
to use fraudulently such document or to allow
fraudulent use of such document.
“A person who violates this Act or who aids another
in violating this Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more
than $1,000 and/or confinement in the county jail for
a period not to exceed one year.
Transcripts
Students may request an official copy of their
transcript at the Records Office. They must complete
a form, Official Transcript Request Form, and
deliver the completed form by mail, fax, or in person
to the Records Office.
All obligations to LSCPA must be cleared before
transcripts may be released. Transcript requests are
processed and mailed free of charge to the student.
Official transcripts are mailed, they will not be
faxed.
Graduates must file correspondence transcripts
fourteen (14) days before graduation.
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