ACADEMIC POLICIES & PROCEDURES (cont.) General Catalog The General Catalog gives students an overview of the University, how it is organized and the leadership structure. It details all of the Norman campus degree-granting colleges, including entrance requirements, and describes degree programs available in each college. The catalog is updated each academic year and most students should refer to the General Catalog for the year they were admitted to OU. If you have any questions about your catalog year, your academic advisor can help guide you to correct resource. Under each college section, students will find a listing of all the programs offered. Each program listing includes the requirements, suggested semester plans, and a degree checksheet. In addition, the catalog includes a complete listing of academic policies and course descriptions. Students can find the OU General Catalog at ou-public.courseleaf.com.
Academic Forgiveness Policy (Repeat Policy) A student may repeat up to four courses, not to exceed 18 hours, in which the original grade was D or F. While both attempts will be visible on the transcript, only the second attempt will count in the calculation of the student’s overall GPA. Students who repeat more than four courses may do so with both the original grades and repeat grades included in the calculation of the overall GPA. For the full Academic Forgiveness Policy see the General Catalog at ou-public.courseleaf.com.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) To be eligible for financial aid, federal regulations require that students must make satisfactory academic progress toward their degree at the University of Oklahoma. Students who fail to maintain minimum standards for GPA or fail to complete classes may lose their eligibility for all types of state, federal and university aid administered by Financial Aid Services. SAP is evaluated at the end of each semester. For more details go to ou.edu/sfc/financial-aid and click on Eligibility.
Finals Finals are usually comprehensive in nature or count for a greater proportion of your final grade than a regular exam given during the semester. The scheduled time for your final in a given course will appear on your course schedule, along with the regular meeting time. Students are not expected to take more than two finals in one day. If you have three or more finals scheduled for the same day, instructors must offer PRO TIP make-up exams. Instructors giving the third and Record your finals in your calendar at the subsequent exams must provide make-up exams very beginning of the semester. sometime during finals week. Students must notify the instructors or departments of the third and subsequent final exam conflicts before the end of the 12th week of classes (sixth week for summer school). If students have two or more finals scheduled for the same time, the student should attend the final for the class that met first during the week of their class schedule. Instructors of the second and subsequent final must provide make-up exams sometime during finals week.
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