REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

In order to be eligible to receive the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or the Associate of Fine Arts degree, a student must meet the following requirements:

1.   Satisfy all admission requirements.

2.   Complete a minimum of 62 acceptable semester credit hours.  In some Associate of Fine Arts fields of study, total minimum hour requirements are higher (63 hours); see AFA departmental general requirements for clarification.

3.   Complete 23 of the last 32 semester credit hours in residence, or complete at least 40 semester credit hours at Lon Morris College.  Credits applicable toward graduation may be transferred to Lon Morris College from any accredited institution during the student’s tenure at LMC.  However, students who leave Lon Morris College with graduation deficits who intend to transfer back sufficient credits to fulfill all graduation requirements may transfer back no more than nine semester credit hours.  Credits to be transfer back must be earned within three years of last attendance at Lon Morris College and verified by official transcript.  Only lower division (freshman or sophomore) credits can be accepted for transfer.

4.   Attain a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0.

5.   Complete appropriate core curriculum requirements as outlined.

6.   File a final degree plan at the beginning of the final semester.

7.   Settle all accounts satisfactorily.

8.   Participate in commencement exercises unless excused by the Academic Dean.

A student may graduate under the current catalog or any catalog in force while the student was enrolled, provided that the catalog is not more than five years old at the time of graduation.

ACADEMIC LOAD
  The standard load for a student during a regular semester (Fall, Spring) is 15 to 16 semester credit hours (SCH) and during the summer session is sic SCH.  Students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours during a regular semester or 6 semester hours during a summer session are considered full-time students.  Students may not register for more than 18 SCH without the approval of the Academic Dean.

SEMSETER CREDIT HOUR
  The semester credit hour is defined as the amount of credit allowed for one hour of course work per week for one semester.  Thus a course meeting three times a week for one semester carries a credit of 3 semester credit hours (SCH).  In some cases, though, the number of credit hours and contact hours will not be the same. For example, laboratory work of two or three hours per week for one semester usually carries only one SCH.  SCH for developmental courses are used for determining (1) full-time/part-time status, (2) eligibility for scholarships and intercollegiate athletics, and (3) probation/suspension status.  However, developmental SCH do not apply toward total hours needed for graduation and are not transferable to other institutions of higher education