General Academic Policies
All Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) students are expected to become acquainted with university policies, requirements, procedures, and regulations. In addition, students are to remain aware of these policies and procedures during their attendance at SUSLA.
Academic advisors, counselors, deans, instructors, administrators, and other university officials assist students in becoming acquainted with university regulations; however, students must assume final responsibility for being acquainted with university procedures. In no case will a regulation be waived or an exception granted because a student pleads ignorance of the regulation.
Close adherence to curricula assures the student's completion of all general education requirements and all major requirements. The student should be familiar with all the requirements of the degree program and should consult with an academic advisor when necessary. Each student assumes the responsibility for scheduling courses that are applicable to degrees and for taking courses in proper sequence to ensure the orderly progression of work.
Students attending evening and/or online classes are expected to assume the same academic responsibilities as all other students. Evening and online students are given the same curricular guidance and counseling as day students. Evening and online students follow the same procedures for admission to the university as other students, including the submission of applications and transcripts. Evening and online students pursuing associate degrees assume the responsibility of scheduling classes to fulfill degree requirements. SUSLA does not guarantee that all classes required in an associate degree or academic certificate can be obtained during the evening or online schedule of classes.
Academic Dishonesty Cheating and plagiarism (the representation of someone else’s work as one’s own, usually by directly copying or paraphrasing without a reference to the original source) will not be tolerated. The penalty will be receiving a zero (0) for that assignment, without any possibility of make-up work or alternative assignments. Additionally, according to the Student Handbook: Such acts will be considered a severe infraction and carry a possible sanction of suspension in semester (s) length or expulsion. For a more in-depth explanation of academic dishonesty, see the Student Handbook.