Revised: 2018-10-01
 

Name: ___________________________

 

This should help prepare you for the College Catalog Test. Please put the page number where you found your answer. While these are not the exact questions, this should prepare you for the type of questions on the test.

 

COLLEGE CATALOG WORKSHEET

 

  1. What is the last day to drop a course in the fall/spring semesters?

Wednesday of the 11th week p. 30

 

  2. What is the last day to drop a course in the summer? Wednesday of 3rd week p. 30

 

  3. Whose approval do you need to withdraw from a course? Advisor p. 30

 

  4. Where do you submit a request to withdraw from the University? Campus Connect/MySAU see p. 30

 

  5. Students may audit a course for professional development or review.  Do you receive

      credit for auditing a course? No p. 31

 

  6. What is the significance of the first digit of a course number? Student classification p. 31

 

  7. What is the significance of the last digit of a course number? Number of credit hours earned by completing the course p. 31

 

  8. What are the freshmen level course numbers? 0000-1999. Explain how courses starting with a 0 will not count for degree credit hours p. 31

 

  9. The range of credit hours earned to be a: p. 31

Freshman: fewer than 30 hours
Sophomore: 30-59 hours
Junior: 60-89 hours

Senior:  90+ hours

 

10. What is the minimum number of hours needed to be a full-time student in the  

       fall/spring semesters? 12 credit hours p. 32

 

11. How long do you have to complete a degree (without having to come under the most recent catalog)? 8 years p. 53

 

12. To meet English proficiency at SAU you must make a ___ÓCÓ___ or better in what two classes? Composition I & II p. 50

 

13. What is the maximum credit load for fall/spring and for summer? Fall/Spring – 18 hours

Summer – 7 hours p. 32

 

14. What do the following grades symbolize?

      Answers on p. 34              

 

15. What is the deadline for formally initiating a grade review? No later than 3 weeks after the beginning of the next ÒregularÓ semester (regular = fall/spring, summer terms are not included) p. 37

 

16. Where should you go to request a copy of your transcript? Office of the Registrar p. 37

 

17. Mid-term grades may be printed by accessing _MySAU/Campus Connect p. 35___.

 

18. To be in good academic standing, students with 30 or more attempted hours must

      maintain a ____2.00 p. 38___GPA.

 

19. What does Act 747 of 2011 call for? 35 hours of fully transferable minimum core courses p. 48

 

20. What freshman level general education English courses must you complete? ENGL 1113 Composition I and ENGL 1123 Composition 2 p. 48

 

21. What is the minimum general education math requirement? MATH 1053 Mathematical Literacy OR MATH 1023 College Algebra (depending on degree program, see note 4 on p. 46) p. 48

 

22. How many hours of general education biological science are required? 4 credit hours p. 48

 

23. How many hours of general education physical science? 4 credit hours p. 48

 

24. General education requires how many hours of social science? 9 credit hours p. 49

 

25. In what two subjects must you be enrolled every semester until you complete the freshman level

      general education requirements in those two subjects? Math & English p, 50

 

26. What is the minimum number of hours to earn a baccalaureate degree? 120 credit hours p. 53

 

27. How many 3000/4000 level credit hours must you complete in order to earn a

      baccalaureate degree? 40 credit hours p. 52

 

28. What is the minimum GPA needed to earn a degree? 2.00 p. 50

 

29. Applications for financial aid can be completed and submitted after what date every

      year? October 1 p. 57

 

30. What is the function of the Writing Center? To assist writers (any major) with writing projects at any stage in the writing process p. 62

 

31. What is Student Support Services? Federally funded program designed to assist qualified students in completing their post-secondary educational goals p. 62

 

32. What are two categories of dishonesty that fall under the Academic Integrity Policy? Plagiarism, Cheating, or Fabrication p. 39-46

 

33. SAUÕs four colleges are:

      1. David F. Rankin College of Business

 

      2. College of Education

 

      3. College of Liberal & Performing Arts

 

      4. College of Science & Engineering

      (Found in Table of Contents p. 2)

 

34. How many commencement ceremonies are held each year? 3 p. 54

 

35. The mission of Southern Arkansas University is to educate students for productive and fulfilling lives in a global environment by providing opportunities for intellectual growth, individual enrichment, skill development, and meaningful career preparation.

This statement is a portion of the ___Mission Statement______ of Southern Arkansas University.

 

(Mission statement is found on p. 5)

 

Advising Questions:

 

You are not officially registered for your classes until ____You make financial arrangements with the Business Office__.

 

The Advising Center is located in (building) _____Overstreet_______ (room) ______238_______.

If you have declared a major, you will be assigned an advisor after completing ___30 __ credit hours.

 

__25___% is the maximum percentage of ÒDÓ Grades that you can have to earn a degree at SAU.

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