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40 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
This chapter provides information and states academic
policies that are a matter of public record. The purpose of these
policies is to promote quality education and to provide systematic
and equitable administration of the academic program.
Academic policies are developed by the faculty of the
University and approved by the appropriate committees and
councils within the University. In certain instances, policies are
set by the University’s governing board, the Board of Regents of
Oklahoma Colleges, and the coordinating board, the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education.
Academic Year
GENERAL
The academic year consists of two semesters, August
through December and January through May, and a summer
session in June and July.
Semester Hour
A semester hour consists of one class period per week in
a subject for one semester, with the exception of laboratories,
practicums, or physical education activity classes in which two
periods per week is a semester hour. In the summer session,
the period of class contact per semester hour is doubled. It
is the University’s policy that each semester hour represents
sixteen faculty-student contact periods per term, or thirty-two
hours of regularly scheduled laboratory, or other formal course
activity per term.
Course Numbering System
Courses are numbered so as to indicate the degree of
advancement. In general, courses numbered lowest are those
which should be completed first. Zero-level courses (i.e., MATH
0123) are remedial and do not count as college credit hours
in meeting academic/degree requirements. Courses with
numbers beginning in the 1000 and 2000 series are lower-division
and considered designed for freshman and sophomore
students. Courses with numbers in the 3000 and 4000 series
are upper-division level to be taken by junior and senior students.
Courses numbered in the 5000 series are for graduate
students only.
Students should also be aware that the last digit of the
course number indicates the amount of semester-credit-hours
awarded for the course completion. For example, ENG 1113 is
a three-hour course, THTR 3432 is a two-hour course.
Academic Information
Student Classification
Students are classified according to their earned college-level
credits as follows: freshman, 0-29 semester hours;
sophomore, 30-59 semester hours; junior, 60-89 semester
hours; senior, 90 semester hours and above.
Academic Load
A regular undergraduate student is classified as full-time
if he/she is enrolled in twelve (12) or more hours. A summer
term undergraduate student is classified as full-time if he/she
is enrolled in six (6) or more hours.
The maximum load that an undergraduate student will normally
be permitted to carry is 18 hours per semester. Students
attaining a retention/graduation grade-point average of at least
3.0 and having completed a minimum of 15 semester hours will
be permitted to carry up to a maximum of 21 hours during the
next semester. Verification that the above criteria have been
satisfied will be provided by the Office of the Registrar.
During the summer session, nine hours of work is the
normal maximum load. Ten hours may be taken provided the
student has attained an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and
has completed a minimum of 15 semester hours. Verification
that the above criteria have been satisfied will be provided by
the Office of the Registrar.
Permission of the Dean of the School within which the
student is majoring will be required for all other overload situations.
In the event of dual enrollment by a student at more than
one institution, the preceding load limits apply to all college
courses in which the student is enrolled.
Grades and Grade-point Calculations
Grade Points Grade Semester Hour
A Excellent 4
B Good 3
C Average 2
D Below Average 1
F Failure 0
Grade Points Grade Semester Hour
P Passed *
NP No Pass *
S Satisfactory **
U Unsatisfactory **
* GPA Neutral
** GPA Neutral—used for zero-level courses only