RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS

The awarding of residence credit is predicated upon the utilization of facilities on the campus of Sam Houston State University. Accrediting agencies expect the University to indicate that students and faculty loads are so constructed that facilities and laboratories can be effectively utilized.

Residence credit may be awarded for work off campus at the discretion of Sam Houston State University under especially approved conditions and in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3 of criteria for Accreditation, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of College and Schools. At least one-third of the semester hours required for the degree program for any student enrolling in any of the proposed courses will be completed in course work on the campus. Additionally, a student is subject to the residency requirements as stated for each degree program.

Sam Houston State University has approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer various degree programs at the University Center-North Harris Montgomery County Community College District at Montgomery College. Courses completed as part of these programs carry residence credit and will not be denoted OC on the transcript.

Transferred Credit. The number of semester hours of transfer credit allowed varies among the several academic departments of the University; each student should inquire of the appropriate dean concerning transfer credit allowed for a specific degree. Credit toward a graduate degree may not be obtained by correspondence course study.

CORRESPONDENCE COURSES

Correspondence courses do not earn residence credit and therefore may not be counted toward such special academic recognition as graduate With Honors, the Dean's List, and the President's Honor Roll. However, the semester credit hours and grade points earned for correspondence courses are included in the calculation of the overall grade point average.

Correspondence courses are not offered at the graduate level, nor can any correspondence course taken at any level or at any institution count towards a graduate degree at Sam Houston State University.

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