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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
institution and attempt to resolve the problem. In
the event that the two institutions are unable to
come to a satisfactory resolution, the receiving
institution may notify the Commissioner, who may
investigate the course. If its quality is found to be
unacceptable, the Board may discontinue funding
for the course.
“Disputes vs. Problems”
Problems that occur during the transfer process will
not always be categorized as disputes, and will not
follow dispute procedures and guidelines. Problems
are clearly within the jurisdiction of the receiving
institution.
Problems may include, but are not limited to these
situations:
•
A student may lose semester credit hours or
have to take additional, lower-level semester
credit hours when he or she changes majors.
•
Students may not decide which upperlevel/senior institution they will attend to
complete their degree until after they have
completed significant lower-level coursework.
Courses taken may not apply or transfer to the
institution selected.
•
A student may take more than 66 lower-level
semester credit hours.
•
A student may have received unsatisfactory
grades in lower-level courses.
•
The student may take vocational, technical,
developmental or remedial courses that are not
defined as general academic courses.
•
Compliance with external accrediting agencies,
newly enacted legislation, and changes in Texas
Education Agency or Coordinating Board
regulations may invalidate courses students
have already completed.
•
Students may take more semester credit hours
in a course category than will transfer.
Examples include activity hours in physical
education, choir, band, etc.
•
Institutions may not accept work that is
considered too old.
•
The student may repeat courses to raise grade
point averages. Duplicate credit would not be
accepted.
Veterans as Students
16, and is an approved institution of higher
education for veterans under Public Law Number
346 and Public Law Number 550.
Veterans who are interested in continuing their
education should secure approval from the Office of
Veterans’ Affairs. The LSCPA Financial Aid Office
is available to assist veterans in obtaining their
educational benefits. The office also provides advice
on program and training opportunities, academic
assistance, and advising.
Veterans that apply to LSCPA are not required to
complete an Assessment test before enrolling in
classes. However, they are strongly encouraged to
take the TSI assessment to help determine the most
successful course of action for their education.
Academic Record Appeals
Students that completed previous coursework at
LSCPA and have a lapse in attendance may appeal
to disregard previous coursework. Students may
appeal to 1) disregard two successive semesters of
coursework or 2) academic credits or grades that
were earned ten or more years prior to the semester
in which enrollment is sought.
Previous Coursework
After an enrollment lapse of four or more years from
Lamar State College Port Arthur, and after
completing successfully (2.2 GPA) twenty four (24)
semester credit hours of work at the College, a
student may petition to disregard a maximum of two
entire successive semesters of work taken previously
at the College. The written petition must be filed
with the Department Chair and follow regular
channels to the appropriate Dean for a final
decision.
Endorsements and/or recommendations shall be
required at each academic level.
When approved by the registrar, disregarded work
shall not count in determining the student’s grade
point average for academic progress or for
graduation; however, it shall remain on the
transcript with an appropriate notation, and it shall
be used in determining honors. Once a degree has
been conferred, a student may not use the academic
appeals procedure for any courses used to award the
degree or calculate the cumulative grade point
average.
Academic “Fresh Start”
Lamar State College Port Arthur holds a contract for
educating
veterans
under
the
Vocational
Rehabilitation Law, known as Public Law Number
Applicants seeking admission and who have
academic credits or grades earned ten (10) or more
years prior to the anticipated enrollment may elect
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