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Advising Frequently Asked Questions

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 10:10am
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How many courses may I take each semester?

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 10:08am
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Students may take any four courses in a semester, regardless of their unit value, without additional tuition charges. Five or six course that total no more than 4.75 units are also allowed at no additional charge. An overload consists of five or six courses totaling more than 4.75 units, or more than six courses. First-year students may not take a course overload. The minimum course load to be considered a full-time student is 3.5 units.

How many classes do I have to take in order to graduate?

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 10:07am
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The graduation requirement at SLU is 33.5 units. Most classes are 1 unit, but some are more (e.g., FYP and some science courses) and there are some .5 unit courses available. If you take FYP and FYS and 3 one-unit courses each semester of your first year, then four courses per semester for the next three, you will still need to take either a half-unit or a full-unit course somewhere along the way. You may want to plan to take one of them but in any case your advisor can help you to decide how to fulfill the extra half-unit.

Graduation Requirements

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 10:06am
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Total Units:

To graduate, students must have 33.5 units, a major, and the distribution courses.

Academic Integrity

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 10:02am
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The university expects that all students will be held to the highest level of academic integrity. The university's standards for academic integrity are outlined in the Constitution of the Academic Honor Council for which the full text is available in both the Student Handbook and the Faculty Handbook. As stated in the Constitution,

"instructors have the duty to investigate any instance involving possible academic dishonesty and must present evidence of academic dishonesty to the Academic Honor Council rather than make private arrangements with the student involved."

Academic Suspension

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 9:57am
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Students are suspended from the university because of poor academic performance.

Academic Suspension occurs after students have failed to meet minimal required standards, who have not met a required expectation after having been placed on academic probation, or who have failed to meet other academic requirements which have been stipulated.

1. Students who fall into one or more of the following categories in their overall Grade Point Average (GPA) will be suspended:

Changing Academic Advisors

Submitted by lwright on Mon, 2/21 9:55am
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Each matriculated student has an academic advisor, a member of the faculty (or sometimes the staff) who serves that student’s primary point of contact for academic and other issues and concerns. Ideally, each student should be advised by a person she or he feels comfortable with and who understands the student’s academic plan.

Overview of the Academic Advising Program Division of Academic Affairs

Submitted by rthacker on Fri, 2/11 8:32am
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Academic Advising at St. Lawrence is accomplished through a variety of programs, each one designed to meet a specific need. These programs are coordinated and supervised by an Associate Dean who, as a senior member of the teaching faculty, knows the culture, structures, and people at the university. Along with the other staff working in Academic Advising Programs, the Dean strives always to respond to immediate student need—problem solving, advising, suggesting new directions. Through these programs, St.

Major Fair--Sponsored by the Sophomore Council

Submitted by lwright on Fri, 1/21 5:05pm
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When: 
Fri, 2/18 11:00am - 1:00pm
Where: 
Winston Room or the Sullivan Student Center

Representatives from the Departments and Programs will be on hand to meet with Sophomores (and First-Year) students to talk about majors and minors specifically and their academic program generally. Stop by. Remember: Sophomores have to declare a major by the end of February

Alice in Wonderland

Submitted by lwright on Fri, 1/21 5:03pm
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The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and began, in a voice sometimes choked with sobs, to sing this:—

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