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Policies and Guidelines

Office of the Registrar
Registration:

Course Registration Procedures: Guidelines for course registration, including online registration systems, registration periods, and registration holds.

Registration Holds: Registration Holds are placed by the University College and remain on the students account until 60 credit hours are earned.

All students are required to register in accordance with registration guidelines established for the current term as listed in the University Calendar and in the current schedule of classes bulletin. Registration after the deadlines must be by special permission. The late registration fee is $100. A student may add courses for credit, make section changes, or drop courses with the approval of the appropriate advisor and dean within the period provided in the University Calendar.

Registration is held during the allocated timeframes according to the academic calendars. Priority Registration consist of students 0-30 hours, Student-Athletes, Band Members, Honors College, Military Students, Veterans Affairs Recipients and Students Registered with the Office of Disability Services.

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Degree requirements are measured in terms of qualitative and quantitative standards. While the University has minimum requirements for graduation, the requirements for individual colleges and schools may be higher. The total number of credit hours and the quality points required vary according to curricula. Students graduating from Southern University with a baccalaureate degree must comply with certification requirements for graduation as follows:

• Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours excluding remedial and repeated courses
• Attainment of a minimum overall GPA of 2.00, a minimum GPA of 2.00 in the courses taken in the college or school of the major, and a minimum GPA of 2.00 in all courses pursued in the major area, except for those courses in which grades of “P” or “W” are recorded
• Attainment of a “C” grade in each course in the major area presented to fulfill credit hour requirements in the major, and attainment of minimum grade of “C” in English 110B (101B) 101B and 111B (102B)
• Completion of the University General Education Requirements
• Completion of the Service Learning Requirement
• Completion of the African-American Experience Requirements
• Completion of the curricular requirements in the college/school and department of the major as listed in the appropriate section of the catalog; passage of the Departmental Comprehensive Examination (based on department requirements)
• Passage of the Writing Proficiency Test
• Meet the University’s residence requirement; and 10. meet all financial obligations to the University. Honorary and earned degrees are conferred only by approval of the Southern University Board of Supervisors upon recommendation of the president, chancellor, academic council, and the faculty of the appropriate college or school of the University

PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A DIPLOMA
During the semester prior to the one in which graduation is anticipated, candidates must request by formal application that the dean of their college or school evaluate their academic records for compliance with degree requirements. Each college establishes its own degree requirements, which are listed in that college’s section of this catalog. A formal application for a degree, originating in the department of the student’s major, must be filed in the college or school in which the applicant is pursuing a degree. After the application has been approved by the student’s dean, it must be presented to the Office of the Registrar for review and final certification. The candidate’s name will appear as recorded in the official University records. Students who participate in the University’s commencement exercises are only those students who have successfully completed all degree requirements. Students must have satisfied all course credit requirements including those awarded by other institutions. Students who cross-register must have completed the course(s) and have the earned credit(s) officially verified by the other college/ university prior to the date of Southern University’s commencement exercises. Further, students must have successfully completed all comprehensive department examinations, capstone projects/examinations and any other required examinations by their respective department(s) in order to participate in University commencement exercises. Students who fail to meet all degree requirements will not be allowed to participate in the commencement exercises. Students who apply for graduation in a given semester but fail to meet the graduation requirements must reapply for graduation in a subsequent semester. Students who enroll during the summer term and successfully completed all degree requirements are eligible to receive diplomas at the conclusion of the summer term. A student who is not enrolled in courses for credit at Southern University or any other college or university during the intended semester of graduation must enroll for “Graduation Only (Credit, 0 hours)” and pay the appropriate registration fees. The Writing Proficiency Examination must be satisfactorily completed as part of the English 111B (102B) course. Candidates must pay a non-refundable graduation fee. All financial indebtedness to the University must be cleared at least 72 hours prior to commencement. Candidates must notify their respective deans if they do not plan to participate in commencement exercises.