Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog
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.
Graduates must file correspondence transcripts fourteen( 14) days before 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.
Graduation
Apply for Graduation
Students must apply to graduate. Applications for graduation must be filed with the Admission and Records Office prior to the published deadline.
Before applications are approved, the following documents must be submitted:
1. Degree plan that shows a reasonable expectation that the courses in the degree plan will be completed by the graduation date.
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