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STUDENT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Gary Branch, Dean of Student Development Accuplacer test. Students must first, however, submit an application for admission
to the Admission Office prior to testing (see the Admission Requirements section
The purpose of the Student Development Division is to accommodate students in gaining of this catalog).
access to Southern Union by providing pre-admission counseling, academic advising, place-
ment testing, orientation, special needs counseling and special accommodations, tutorial 2. Accuplacer
assistance and other support services. The Student Development Division seeks to facilitate
the successful movement of students through the educational process to the completion of A. Students included in any one of the following categories are required to take
their identified goals, including the pursuit and continuation of undergraduate education, the Accuplacer prior to registering for classes:
personal enrichment, specific job skills, and career preparation or development. 1. All students who have no previously attended college, and do not have
appropriate ACT/SAT/GED/COMPASS/ASSET scores. Scores may not
OBJECTIVES be more tha three years old.
2. All entering students who register for four or more credit hours of courses
1. To provide administrative leadership that will result in the effective interaction of per semester where appropriate placement scores are not required.
student development services with other programs and services of the college to fulfill 3. Transfer students who have not successfully completed a college level
the institution’s mission. English, Math, and/or Reading with a “C” or higher.
2. To maintain cooperative relationships with other educational institutions and services 4. If successful completion of a college level English, Reading, or Math
to facilitate smooth student articulation, student transfer, and graduation. course at a regionally accredited institution cannot be verified with a
3. To provide counseling services which will facilitate the educational, vocational, social, transcript, faxed transcript, or a student grade report at registration, then
and personal development of each student. the student is required to take the Accuplace. (Unofficial transcripts or
4. To provide a systematic and effective academic advising program. reports are only used for registration purposes. All official transcripts must
5. To provide a broad range of testing services for students to enhance their success in be received before the end of the first term of enrollment.)
their individual educational programs.
6. To provide a comprehensive orientation program for all new students. B. Exemptions:
7. To provide effective tutorial services to assist students with academic deficiencies in 1. Students who have the required scores for the Accuplacer, SAT, ACT,
math and English. COMPASS or GED test that are less than three years old.
8. To coordinate recruitment activities which reflect and highlight the role and mission of 2. Transient students who submit a completed transient form.
the college. 3. Students who enroll as non-credit students (Training for Business and
Industry, Continuing Education).
A. ACADEMIC ADVISING 4. Students who successfully completed a college level English or math
At Southern Union, academic advising is an extension of the educational process with course with a “C” or better at a regionally accredited institution as verified
its primary purpose to assist students in selecting appropriate course work for desired by offciail transcripts, faxed transcripts, or student grade reports are
programs of study. Professional academic advisors and specified faculty are available exempt from the Accuplacer for English, math and reading. (Unofficial
on all campuses to assist students. transcripts or reports are only used for registration purposes. All official
transcripts must be received before the end of the first term of enrollement.)
The College provides transfer guides to students for Alabama state colleges and universi- 5. Students who scored 440 or higher prior to 2016 on the Writing compnent
ties. Transfer guides may be obtained from the academic advisors or by accessing the of the SAT, 510 or higher after 2016 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
following website: stars.troy.edu. Students planning to transfer to another college or component of the SAT, or 18 or higher on the English component of the ACT are
university upon completing their studies at Southern Union have the ultimate respon- exempt from the Accuplacer for Writing.
sibility for determining specific admission and course requirements at their intended 6. Students scoring 480 or higher prior to 2016 on the Reading component
transfer institution. of the SAT, 510 or higher after 2016 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
component of the SAT, or 20 or higher on the Reading component of the ACT are
B. ASSESSMENT SERVICES exempt from the Accuplacer for Reading.
1. Placement Testing 7. Students scoring 480 or higher prior to 2016 on the Math component of the
All new students are required to take the Accuplacer placement test in English, SAT, 510 or higher after 2016 on the Math component of the SAT, or 20 or higher
reading, and math prior to enrollment in classes unless appropriate exemptions on the Math component of the ACT are exempt from the Accuplacer for Math.
are on file with the Admissions Office (see exemptions). There is no fee for the