Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-17 Catalog | Page 39

Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
completion. Academic performance is calculated
beginning with the first semester that a student
enrolls and all subsequent semesters.
Students are expected to make acceptable scholastic
progress toward their degree objectives. A ‘C’ is the
minimum satisfactory grade and a 2.0 grade point
average (GPA) constitutes satisfactory performance.
The levels of academic performance include 1) good
standing, 2) academic probation, and 3) academic
suspension. Students who do not maintain a
minimum GPA of 2.0 will be placed on academic
probation, or academic suspension.

Academic Probation

Students in the following categories at the end of the
fall or spring semesters are placed on Academic
Probation:
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Freshman students (1-29 semester credit hours
(SCH) work attempted) who have less than a 2.0
but greater than a 1.15 GPA;

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Sophomore students (30-59 SCH work
attempted) who have less than a 2.0 but greater
than a 1.58 GPA;

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Other students who have greater than 60 SCH
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