will be notified of the earliest testing date following their initial enrollment.
Special Examinations: Special examinations may be required of the student as he or she progresses through various levels of the
curriculum.
Graduation with Honors: Excellence in academic work is recognized at gradu-
ation by the award of honor rank in general scholarship. The cumulative grade point average is used in the awarding of academic
honors. A student who averages 3.85 or more is graduated summa cum laude; one who averages 3.65, but less than 3.85, is
graduated magna cum laude; and one who averages 3.50, but less than 3.65, is graduated cum laude. This distinction of high
academic achievement is placed on the student's diploma and is noted on the permanent record.
A student who has transferred to Augusta State University is eligible to graduate with honors only if the grade point average
for his or her entire university career meets one of the above requirements and the student has completed at least half of his or
her courses in residence. Also see: "Deans' Lists."
Honors Program
The Augusta State University Honors Program offers special opportunities to superior undergraduate students who enjoy the
challenges and rewards of a stimulating academic environment. Students in any major may apply for the Honors Program and
complete requirements to be recognized as ASU Honors Program graduates. Honors classes are open to other excellent
students on a space available basis. Honors classes are small, offer more personal contact with professors, and ask students
and professors to explore course content actively and intensively; they do not, however, have a different grading scale and are
not graded more strictly than other courses. A complete description of the ASU Honors Program is located at the beginning of
the Undergraduate Programs section of this catalog.
Learning Support, Rules for Students in
A student in the Learning Support Program who is permitted to take regular credit courses is subject to the university
regulations concerning probation and suspension. However, these regulations do not apply to hours of "institutional credit"
attempted or earned.
1. During each semester of enrollment, all Learning Support students, including those attending part-time, must first
register for all required Learning Support courses before being allowed to register for other courses.
Two exceptions are possible:
a. When two or three Learning Support courses are required and a student is enrolled in
at least one Learning Support course, up to two hours credit may be taken that semester
instead of a required Learning Support course; those two hours may only be selected
from freshman orientation (ASUO1000), Physical Education, Military Science, or
Music.
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