Scholarship Standards

Students of Southern University are governed by the following regulations regarding scholarship standards:

Scholastic Probation, Suspension, and Readmission Regulations

Probation

A student will be placed on academic probation when the student's cumulative grade point average falls below 1.51. The cumulative grade point average is computed as follows: total quality points divided by total hours pursued (including transfer credits), except for repeated courses.

A student will remain on probation until a cumulative grade point average of 1.51 or above is achieved if the student earns a 2.0 grade point average for each semester, Maymester, or summer term during the period of probation. Failure to earn a cumulative grade point average of 1.51 or a semester, maymester, or summer term average of 2.0 while on probation will result in suspension (see below).

Students with cumulative grade point averages between 1.51 and 1.99 will receive an academic warning that they are below the 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA required for graduation.

When a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above is achieved, the student is in academic good standing.

Suspension

Students on academic probation will be suspended for one semester at the conclusion of the fall or spring or summer terms in which the cumulative grade point average is below 1.51 and the semester or term grade point average is less than 2.0.

A student suspended at the end of the spring semester may enroll for the following maymester and/or summer term without appeal. If the student raises his or her cumulative grade point average to 1.51 or above by the end of the maymester or the summer term, the suspension is removed. This student may enroll for the fall semester without appeal. If the student does not raise his or her cumulative grade point average to 1.51 at the end of Maymester or summer term, then the suspension is in effect for the fall semester.

First-time freshmen will not be suspended prior to the completion of two semesters of enrollment.

The University does not accept credits for courses taken while on suspension.

Students with four suspensions will be dismissed permanently.

Appeal Suspension

Students with three or fewer suspensions may appeal to the University Appeals Committee for a waiver of the suspension period if documentation can be provided for extenuating circumstances. Extenuating circumstances are primarily serious illness/injury, death in the immediate family, natural disaster or traumatic event that interrupts the student's academic progress. In the case of death of a family member, a certificate of death and an affidavit attesting to the relationship of the deceased to the student and the residence of the deceased must be provided. In the case of serious illness/injury, a physician's affidavit is required. Students who cannot document proof of extenuating circumstances showing direct cause cannot apply for a waiver of the suspension period.

The letter of appeal and documentation must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs as soon as possible, but no later than seven days prior to the first day of class.

A fourth academic suspension results in expulsion from the University. Permanent expulsion is not subject to appeal.

The decision of the University Appeals Committee is final and binding.

Business Contact Information

The Office of Enrollment Service is located on the 1st Floor of T.H. Harris Hall, P.O. Box 9454, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813. Phone: (225) 771-JAGS; Fax: (225) 771-5064

**With the Exception of State authorized holiday closing, and other university approved closures**