Catalog of Howard Payne University, 1983-1984 Page: 63
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Academic Information
Academic Honors Recognition
The honor roll compiled at the end of a semester lists the names of
undergraduate students whose grade records are considerably above average.
The minimum qualifying quality credit average is 3.35 or above on those
courses for which quality credits are given. A special presidential citation goes
to the students who have a straight A or 4.00 quality credit average. Students
who have a grade point average of 3.65 up to 3.99 will be placed on the Dean's
list. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must not only have the
stipulated quality credit average but also must be registered for at least twelve
hours of academic courses and have no incomplete or failing grade for the
semester.
Graduation with Honors is determined as follows: a degree is granted cum
laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude if the student has a corresponding
grade point average respectively of at least 3.55 or 3.70 or 3.85 on those
courses for which quality credits are give and which are accepted for graduation.
The faculty must also recommend that the student graduate with Honors.
Academic Advisement
Each student, upon enrolling at Howard Payne -University is assigned a
faculty advisor. When a student declares his core department, he will be
assigned to that department by the Registrar. A permanent advisor will be
assigned by the head of that department. When a student desires to change his
core and/or advisor, application may be made in the office of the Vice President
for Academic Affairs.
Academic Probation
Academic probation is the standing of a student whose academic performance
is below minimal standards. A student will be placed on probation at
the end of the semester when the following requirements are not satisfied:
1. A cumulative grade-point average of 1.50 or above after attempting any
amount less than thirty semester hours.
2. A cumulative grade-point average of 1.75 after attempting thirty to fiftynine
semester hours.
3. A cumulative grade-point average of 1.90 after attempting sixty to
eighty-nine semester hours.
4. A cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 after attempting ninety or
more semester hours.
Academic Suspension
A student placed on academic probation for two consecutive semesters must
remove his probationary status by the end of his second semester on proba63
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