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published deadline. Students who withdraw from a course
after the date specified in the college calendar and who are D. TRANSCRIPTS
failing at the time of the withdrawal will receive the grade of A transcript is an exact copy of a student’s permanent academic record at the
“F.” time it is issued. It can be either an official or an unofficial transcript, the latter
I - Incomplete No credit; used for verifiable unavoidable reasons. Since usually issued directly to and only for the personal information of the student
the “incomplete” extends enrollment in the course, require- concerned. Partial transcripts are not issued. Southern Union State Community
ments for satisfactory completion will be established through College transcripts include the student’s complete record at Southern Union.
student/faculty consultation. Courses for which the grade of
“I” (incomplete) has been awarded must be completed by the Transcript Requests
end of the subsequent term. Unless the deficiency is made up The Admissions Office maintains student records and, upon written request from
within the following term, the mark “I” automatically becomes the student, will issue transcripts. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
“F”. (FERPA) of 1974 defines the rights of the student with regard to records and other
AU - Audit No credit; a grade of “AU” is assigned for the completion of information that might be maintained and/released.
college credit courses audited by students. A student may
change from credit to audit at any time prior to the last day of • In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the
registration, but must meet all class requirements except tests College does not release transcripts of a student’s work except upon the
in order to receive a grade of “AU”. student’s written request, except in a case where educational or
governmental offices have a lawful need for the information.
The College may use grades of “S” and “U” for institutional credit courses, Training • Students may obtain an unofficial copy of their Southern Union tran-
for Business/Industry courses, and internship experiences (cooperative education, script through the website at www.suscc.edu or in the Records Office.
practicums, sponsored work experiences, and other sponsored but not directly
supervised instruction). • Requests for official transcript(s) can be submitted online at www.suscc.edu.
• Official transcript requests are processed as they are received.
3. Grade Reports • Written transcript requests should be sent to the following address:
At the close of each term, an individual report showing the scholastic record of Southern Union State Community College
each student is accessible on-line at www.suscc.edu. These grades are a part of the Office of Admissions/ Registrar
student’s permanent record and will be recorded on his/her official transcript. At P.O. Box 1000
the option of the instructor, midterm progress reports may be sent to students who Wadley, Alabama 36276 Policies Academic
are in danger of failing a course. Midterm alerts are posted on a student’s campus • Written requests forms can be located on Southern Union website.
email account via BISONmail.
The Records office does not issue official transcripts from other institutions. The
4. Grade Point Average (GPA) student must request any required transcripts where the course work was taken.
The student’s academic standing or quality point average is obtained by dividing
his/her total number of quality points by the total number of semester hours for E. ACADEMIC HONORS
which the grades of A, B, C, D, or F are assigned. A course repeated is counted as Southern Union State Community College provides selected academic honors to
hours attempted each time a grade is awarded except in cases of academic bank- recognize and promote notable student achievements. These academic honors include
ruptcy and course forgiveness. the President’s List and the Dean’s List which are compiled at the end of each term.
Developmental (pre-collegiate) courses carrying grades of A-F will be calculated in the
A student must earn a total grade point average of 2.0 in order to be eligible for term GPA; however, developmental courses will not count toward the minimum course
graduation. Grades earned in courses carrying institutional credit are not computed load requirement for eligibility for the President’s or Dean’s Lists.
for graduation GPA.
President’s List:
Any course for which the student has previously registered may be repeated. Requirements for the President’s List are (1) a term grade point of 4.0 and (2) comple-
However, a course may be counted only once toward fulfillment of credit hours tion of a minimum term course load of 12 semester hours of college-level work.
required for graduation. Dean’s List:
Requirements for Dean’s List are (1) a term grade point average of 3.5 or above but
below 4.0 and (2) completion of a minimum term course load of 12 semester credit