ACADEMIC POLICIES

Academic Policies

Academic Course Load

No student may schedule more than 18 credit hours per semester without permission from their advisor and/or the appropriate academic Dean. During the summer session, the normal academic load for a student is three (3) to nine (9) credit hours per session. Students may not schedule more than nine (9) hours during the summer without permission from their advisor and/or the appropriate Dean.

Registration – Final Add Date

Students may add a course to any session prior to the first class meeting date.

Courses that are added after the tuition deadline date will need to be paid for immediately, have the tuition deferred against remaining finalized financial aid eligibility, or paid by arranging for an installment payment plan with Nelnet Business Solutions (NBS).

Academic Honesty Policy

Students are expected to conduct themselves as responsible members of the academic community and to be honest and forthright in their academic endeavors.

The complete version of the Academic Code of Conduct can be found in the Online Student Handbook found at www.src.edu/handbook

Academic Honors

President’s Academic Honors list: Recognition of academic achievement of those full-time students with a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher. Courses must be 100-level or higher to be considered for this recognition.

Dean’s Honor Roll: Recognition of academic achievement of those full-time students with a semester grade point average of 3.0 – 3.5. Courses must be 100-level or higher to be considered for this recognition.

Part-time students who have completed at least twelve credit hours at SRC and are enrolled in six to eleven credit hours during the semester are eligible for the President’s List if they have achieved a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher and Dean’s List recognition if the earned semester GPA is between 3.0 and 3.5. Courses must be 100-level or higher to be considered for this recognition.

PhiThetaKappaInternationalHonorSociety:Full-time students who have completed at least 12 hours of coursework toward an associate degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or better are permitted to apply for membership in Phi Theta Kappa. A 3.0 average must be maintained for a student to remain a member in good standing. Part-time students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 following the completion of fifteen hours of transfer credit are eligible for membership in Phi Theta Kappa.