Contents
Alma Mater..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Fight Song ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Southern University Board of Supervisors .................................................................................................... 11
Southern University at Shreveport Administration and Division Chairs ...................................................... 12
About the University .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Historical Sketch of Southern University at Shreveport ............................................................................... 14
ACT No. 42 ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Accreditation .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Student Life ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Student Life: What’s It All About? ................................................................................................................. 20
Office of Student Affairs ............................................................................................................................ 20
Compliances/Acts, University Policies, Procedures and Regulations .............................................................. 34
COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS........................................................................................... 35
DISCRIMINATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 35
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................ 35
POLICY FOR SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) ............................................................................ 36
COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVACY RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS ........................................................... 36
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 34 CFR 99 .......................................................... 36
ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF STUDENT RECORDS (PRIVACY ACT)..................................................... 36
ACCESS PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................... 38
SCOPE OF STUDENT’S RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGE ........................................................ 38
RELEASE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS UNDER THE LAW WITHOUT THE STUDENT’S PERMISSION ......... 39
RELEASE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS UNDER THE LAW WITH STUDENT’S PERMISSION........................ 39
APPEAL........................................................................................................................................................ 40
REGULATIONS GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ......................................................................... 40
TRANSFER INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ..................................................................................................... 41
IDENTIFICATION CARDS ................................................................................................................................. 41
MISUSE OR ABUSE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS, OR DATA .................................................... 41
SKATEBOARDS/ROLLER BLADES .................................................................................................................... 42
SMOKE FREE CAMPUS POLICY ....................................................................................................................... 42
VISITORS TO ACADEMIC CLASSES .................................................................................................................. 42
SALES/SOLICITATION, PROMOTION, AND/OR ADVERTISING ON CAMPUS ................................................. 42
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (ADA) .................................................................................... 42
POLICY STATEMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY ............................................................................. 43
STUDENT GRIEVANCE: ADA/504 COMPLIANCE........................................................................................ 43
POLICY ON ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) ................................................................ 43
IMMUNIZATION COMPLIANCE ...................................................................................................................... 44
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................... 44
Fundraising/Solicitations ............................................................................................................................... 46
PROCEDURE FOR STUDENT COMPLAINTS ..................................................................................................... 46
STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT ........................................................................... 47
(PUBLIC LAW 101-542) ................................................................................................................................... 47
TITLE II-CRIME AWARENESS, CAMPUS SECURITY AND STATEMENT OF POLICY ACT OF 1990 .................... 48
REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY POLICE ................................................................................................... 48
SECURITY POLICIES ......................................................................................................................................... 49
PREVENTIVE PROGRAMS ............................................................................................................................... 49
PARKING REGULATIONS................................................................................................................................. 49
REPORTING CRIME AND CONTACT INFORMATION POLICY .......................................................................... 49
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY ..................................................................................................................... 50
SUSLA EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION/PROTOCOLS ......................................................................................... 50
EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL PLAN COMPONENTS ........................................................................................ 51
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES POLICY .................................................................................................................... 52
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ................................................................................................................................. 53
ILLEGAL DRUGS POLICY .................................................................................................................................. 53
SENSITIVE AND/OR PERSONAL CRIMES (Death) POLICY .............................................................................. 53
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ................................................................................................................................... 54
SEX OFFENDER POLICY AND REGISTRATION ................................................................................................. 54
TELEPHONE BOMB THREAT POLICY ............................................................................................................... 54
WEAPONS POLICY .......................................................................................................................................... 54
SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY ............................................................................................................................... 55
Educational Programs ................................................................................................................................ 55
Procedures for Reporting Assault and Receiving Help.............................................................................. 55
Preservation of Evidence ........................................................................................................................... 55
Legal Action ................................................................................................................................................ 56
University Discipline Procedures ............................................................................................................... 56
The Rights of the Victim in Alleged Sexual Assault Cases ......................................................................... 56
Penalties for Sexual Assault ....................................................................................................................... 56
Avoiding the Occurrence of Sexual Assault ............................................................................................... 57
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY ....................................................................................................................... 57
Protection against Retaliation ................................................................................................................... 57
What is Sexual Harassment?...................................................................................................................... 57
Peer Harassment ........................................................................................................................................ 58
Reporting Sexual Harassment .................................................................................................................... 58
DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND CAMPUS ............................................................................................................. 58
DRUG ABUSE POLICY .................................................................................................................................. 59
Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 59
COMPLIANCE WITH UNIVERSITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY .................................................................. 60
SEARCHES AND INSPECTIONS .................................................................................................................... 61
DRUG TESTING............................................................................................................................................ 61
DUE PROCESS.............................................................................................................................................. 61
POLICY ON STUDENT ALCOHOL USE .......................................................................................................... 61
University Admissions and Registration............................................................................................................ 62
UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATION ............................................................................................ 63
ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................................... 63
ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER CREDIT HOURS.............................................................................................. 64
APPEAL OF ACCEPTED TRANSFER SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS .................................................................. 64
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION AND OTHER NON-UNIVERSITY SOURCES ....................................................... 64
READMISSION............................................................................................................................................. 66
CREDITS OVER 10 YEARS ............................................................................................................................ 66
HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS .................................................................................................................... 66
REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL REGISTRATION ......................................................................................... 66
CROSS ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WITH LSU-S ........................................................................................... 67
ADDING AND DROPPING COURSES ........................................................................................................... 67
DEFINITION OF A FULL-TIME STUDENT...................................................................................................... 67
DEFINITION OF A PART-TIME STUDENT..................................................................................................... 67
MAXIMUM COURSE LOAD ......................................................................................................................... 67
WITHDRAWAL ............................................................................................................................................ 67
ACADEMIC STANDING ................................................................................................................................ 68
PROBATION, SUSPENSION, AND READMISSION REGULATIONS .............................................................. 68
DEFINITION OF HOURS PURSUED .............................................................................................................. 68
SYSTEM OF GRADING ................................................................................................................................. 68
DEFINITION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE ................................................................................................... 68
AUDITING A COURSE .................................................................................................................................. 69
HONORS...................................................................................................................................................... 69
CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS .................................................................................................................. 69
QUALITY POINT SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................ 70
INCOMPLETE GRADES ................................................................................................................................ 70
REPEAT-DELETE POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 70
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF COURSES ............................................................................................... 70
ACADEMIC APPEALS GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................. 70
ACADEMIC AMNESTY ................................................................................................................................. 71
CLASS ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 72
STUDENT CONDUCT ................................................................................................................................... 72
ACADEMIC GRIEVANCES ............................................................................................................................ 72
REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION .......................................................................................................... 73
CONCURRENT DEGREES/DUAL DEGREES................................................................................................... 74
RESIDENT CREDIT REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 74
RESIDENCE APPEALS COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................. 75
APPLICATION FEES...................................................................................................................................... 75
Where to Go For Assistance............................................................................................................................... 80
Vending Machines .......................................................................................................................................... 81
Lost and Found Campus Police Department Security Building..................................................................... 81
THE LIBRARY ................................................................................................................................................... 81
Mission ....................................................................................................................................................... 81
Collections .................................................................................................................................................. 82
Circulation .................................................................................................................................................. 82
Other Services ............................................................................................................................................ 82
Library Hours .............................................................................................................................................. 82
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS............................................................................................ 83
SUMMER ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................................................................. 84
SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS ...................................................................................................... 84
FEDERAL GRANTS ....................................................................................................................................... 84
Federal Pell Grant....................................................................................................................................... 84
Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) ................................................................. 84
VETERANS BENEFITS................................................................................................................................... 85
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.................................................................................................................. 85
FEDERAL LOANS.......................................................................................................................................... 85
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................................................................ 85
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS ................................................................................................................... 85
Academic Scholarships ............................................................................................................................... 86
Thelma Fisher Patterson Memorial Scholarship ....................................................................................... 86
Private Scholarships ................................................................................................................................... 86
FOUNDATION ................................................................................................................................................. 86
Purposes ..................................................................................................................................................... 86
Goals ........................................................................................................................................................... 87
EMERGENCIES AND POLICE SERVICE ............................................................................................................. 87
Campus Police ............................................................................................................................................ 87
TRiO PROGRAM .............................................................................................................................................. 87
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 87
UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE ............................................................................................................................... 89
VETERANS AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................ 89
The Technology Enhancement Center ........................................................................................................... 90
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER (ITC) .................................................................................................. 90
BANNER WEB SERVICES ............................................................................................................................. 90
MOODLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 91
FOR MORE ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................................................. 91
CULTURAL AND RECREATION ........................................................................................................................ 92
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART AT SHREVEPORT (SUMAS)........................................................ 92
COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 93
E-Mail and Internet Services ...................................................................................................................... 93
Telephones ................................................................................................................................................. 93
Bulletin Boards/Message Centers ............................................................................................................. 93
Axis Television Monitors ............................................................................................................................ 93
Announcements ......................................................................................................................................... 94
MEDIA COVERAGE .......................................................................................................................................... 94
OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS ........................................................................................................... 94
Glad You Asked .................................................................................................................................................. 95
NEED HELP – ASK!........................................................................................................................................... 96
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE ...................................................................................................................................... 96
FINANCIAL AID................................................................................................................................................ 96
STUDENT AFFAIRS .......................................................................................................................................... 96
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................ 96
LIBRARY .......................................................................................................................................................... 97
FISCAL AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................... 97
PAYMENT METHODS ...................................................................................................................................... 97
DEFERRED PAYMENT...................................................................................................................................... 97
GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 98
Residential Living ............................................................................................................................................... 99
Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 100
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA (SUSLA) .............................................................. 100
MISSION STATEMENT............................................................................................................................... 102
Academic Support .................................................................................................................................... 102
Valuing Diversity ...................................................................................................................................... 102
Residential Life Program .......................................................................................................................... 102
Residential Life Theme ............................................................................................................................. 102
Getting the Most from College ................................................................................................................ 103
Leadership Opportunities ........................................................................................................................ 104
Residential Life Association ..................................................................................................................... 104
Vehicle Registration and Parking Regulations ........................................................................................ 104
Counseling Center Services Hours ........................................................................................................... 104
Residential Living Policies and Procedures.............................................................................................. 104
Activities and Programs ........................................................................................................................... 116
Emergency Information ........................................................................................................................... 116
Personal Property Protection Tips ........................................................................................................... 119
Emergency Drills ....................................................................................................................................... 120
Helpful Student Information........................................................................................................................ 120
Auxiliary Enterprises ................................................................................................................................ 120
Office of Student Activities ...................................................................................................................... 120
Your Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities ........................................................................................... 120
DAMAGE AND CLEANING CHARGES ........................................................................................................ 121
FURNITURE REPLACEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 122
EMERGENCY NUMBERS............................................................................................................................ 123
Jaguar Notes ..................................................................................................................................................... 124
General ......................................................................................................................................................... 125
CLOSING NOTES ............................................................................................................................................ 125
Southern University at Shreveport Code of Conduct...................................................................................... 126
CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT ...................................................................................................................... 127
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................... 127
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................ 127
CONDUCT AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS .............................................................. 128
STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................. 129