Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Page 20

Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
approved by Lamar State College Port Arthur.
Credit for courses taken at foreign institutions
will be awarded according to the policies outlined
for transfer students.
5. Non-collegiate training facilities. Credit may be
awarded for successful completion of learning
acquired from participation in formal courses
sponsored by associations, business, government,
industry, and unions to the extent that the
material is applicable and official certification
and /or documentation of skills or competencies
achieved is provided. Transfer credit for work
accomplished in a non-collegiate setting may also
be granted upon individual review only for the
programs listed and under the provisions
expressed in the LSCPA Catalog. Many of the
recommendations in the American Council on
Education (ACE) publication The ‘National Guide
to Educational Credit for Training Programs’ and
‘Transfer Credit Practices of Designated
Educational Institutions” are used to determine
the award of credit.

1.

If Lamar State College Port Arthur does not
accept course credit earned by a student at
another institution of higher education, LSCPA
shall give written notice to the student and to
the sending institution that transfer of the
course credit is denied. LSCPA shall provide
written notice of the reasons for denying credit
for a particular course or set of courses at the
request of the sending institution.

2.

A student who receives notices as specified in
item (1) of this section may dispute the denial of
credit by contacting a designated official at
either the sending or the receiving institution.

3.

The two institutions and the student shall
attempt to resolve the transfer of the course
credit in accordance with The Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board rules and
guidelines.

4.

If the transfer dispute is not resolved to the
satisfaction of the student or the sending
institution within 45 days after the date the
student received written notice of denial, the
institution that denies the course credit for
transfer shall notify the Commissioner of
Higher Education of the student’s education
and its denial and the reasons for the denial.

The following guidelines may determine the extent
of transfer courses, the impact of transfer
coursework on grade point average, status at
graduation (honors), and transcripted grades.
1.

Grades of ‘C’ or better will be accepted as
transfer credit for a course within a degree plan.

2.

Courses transferred and applied to a degree
plan will be used in the calculation of the
cumulative grade point average.

3.

Grades of ‘D’ will be accepted as transfer credit
for a course not within a major. Some programs
have additional policies that will not allow a
grade of ‘D’ to transfer. Students are advised to
contact individual program advisors for policies
about the transfer of a grade of ‘D’.

4.

Grades of ‘F’ will not transfer to LSCPA.

5.

Courses transferred and applied to a degree
plan will be used to determine ‘honors’ upon
graduation.

6.

At least 25 percent of the semester credit hours
required for the degree must be earned at
Lamar State College Port Arthur.

7.

Acceptance to Lamar State College Port Arthur
does not constitute acceptance to a particular
degree or certificate program.

Transfer Dispute

The following procedures shall be followed in the
resolution of credit transfer disputes involving
lower-division courses:

Transfer Dispute Resolution
Guidelines

The following guidelines and definitions are
established to clarify and enhance paragraph (6) of
Chapter 5, Subchapter S, Section 5.4 of the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board rule
pertaining to Transfer Curricula and Resolution of
Transfer.
Disputes for Lower-Division Courses
All lower division academic courses shall be fully
transferable to public institutions and must count
toward the same degree at any public college or
university in Texas.
Requirements and Limitations
(a) Each institution of higher education shall
identify in its undergraduate catalog each lower
division course that is substantially equivalent to an
academic course listed in the current edit ion of the
“Community College General Academic Course
Guide Manual.”
(b) Each university must identify at least 45
semester credit hours of academic courses that are
substantially equivalent to courses listed in the
“Community College General Academic Course
Guide Manual” including those that fulfill the lowerdivision portion of the institution’s Core Curriculum.

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