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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
ACT Standard

Score

Reading
Social Studies
Reading
Arts/Literature
Reading

LSCPA
Course
HIST
1301 or
1302 and

16

GOVT
2305 or
2306

30

ENGL
2326 or
2331

SAT Scores

SCH 2
6

LSCPA Course

SCH

MATH 1332 &
1324

6

Credit earned for the SAT will be granted in
composition and mathematics after a student earns
an equal amount of credit at LSCPA. The student
must petition the Registrar for SAT credit. SAT
scores are valid for Credit by Exam for five (5) years.

Credit for Military Experience

16
9

Lamar State College Port Arthur follows, with
limitation, the recommendations of the American
Council on Education as published in the Guide to

32

HIST
1301 or
1302 and

Social Science

16

GOVT
2305 or
2306 and

schools. For consideration of credit for military
service schools, applicants may submit the following
records to the Admission and Records Office:

Arts/Literature

16

ENGL
2326 or
2331

1. Certified original of the DD form 295, or
2. Copy of the DD form 214, or
3. Course completion certificates.

Credit earned through the ACT Test will be recorded
on the transcript after a student earns an equal
amount of credit at Lamar State College Port
Arthur. The student must petition the Registrar for
ACT credit. ACT Test scores are valid for credit-byexam for five years.
Credit will be granted in English and Mathematics
for student with the following minimum score on the
SAT I Reasoning Test:
SAT Scores

LSCPA Course

SCH

Critical Reading: 590

ENGL 1301

3

Critical Reading: 640

ENGL 1301 &
1302

6

Math: 600

MATH 1332

3

Math: 630 or

MATH 1332 &
1314

6

the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the
Armed Forces in granting credit for military service

Surgical Technology

Students seeking Associate Degree in Surgical
Technology who are currently certified through the

National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical
Assisting (NBSTSA) may be awarded credit for

certain Surgical Technology courses. A student
wishing to receive credit must submit an application
to the Allied Health Department after completing 18
semester credit hours of college level work at Lamar
State College Port Arthur that applies to the AAS
degree in Surgical Technology.
If granted, credit will be awarded for SRGT 1301,
SRGT 1405, SRGT 1409 and SRGT 1360. The
student must be in good standing and TSI-compliant
at the time the credit is posted to the transcript.

Developmental Education
Lamar State College Port Arthur is dedicated to
providing “compensatory education programs
designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate
students with diverse goals and backgrounds.
The College makes the following definitions:
1.

Developmental
Education
instruction
that
prepares
successfully pursue college
education or training.

is
remedial
students to
programs of

2.

Developmental Education courses deal with
knowledge and skills normally acquired at the
secondary level.

The Developmental Education Department is
responsible for developmental courses as well as
activities in the Student Success Center.
Lamar State College Port Arthur offers
developmental courses to assist students with basic
skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.

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