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6.11 Honor Rolls Full-time undergraduate students who complete at least 12 earned OSU credit hours during a fall or spring semester with a current term semester (not overall) grade-point average of 4.00 (i.e., all "A's") are placed on the President's List of Distinguished Students. Grades earned through correspondence may not be included in meeting the minimum enrollment required or grade-point average required for an honor roll. Students who have completed their courses under the same requirements as outlined above, with a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher and no grade below "C," are placed on the Dean's List of Distinguished Students. (See also Academic Regulation 6.4 Grade-point Average Calculations. 6.12 Violation of Academic Integrity Oklahoma State University is committed to maintaining the highest level of academic integrity and ethical behavior. It is necessary that all members of the University support and promulgate the values of honesty and responsibility appropriate for an academic community. Not only does such academic integrity and ethical behavior contribute to the status of the University, but it also represents an important component of the educational process. To assure a high level of integrity among students, behaviors that violate academic integrity (e.g., unauthorized collaboration, plagiarism, multiple submissions, cheating on examinations, fabricating information, helping another person cheat, unauthorized advance access to examinations, altering or destroying the work of others, and fraudulently altering academic records) will not be condoned nor tolerated. Violations may subject the student to disciplinary action including the following: receiving a failing grade on an assignment, examination, or course; receiving an "F!" notation of a violation of academic integrity on the transcript; and suspension from the University. In the event an incident is not resolved at the time grade reports are due to the Registrar (e.g., an alleged violation is discovered during the final examination period), the instructor will assign an incomplete grade until the allegation is resolved. (See also academicintegrity.okstate.edu (http://academicintegrity.okstate.edu).) 6.13 Academic Forgiveness (Undergraduates) Repeated Courses A student shall have the prerogative to repeat a course and have only the second grade, even if it is lower than the first grade, included in the calculation of the overall (retention/graduation) grade-point average up to a maximum of four courses but not to exceed 18 credit hours in which the original grade was a "D" or "F." If a course is repeated more than once, all grades except the first attempt are included in the grade-point averages. The original course and grade remain on the transcript along with a notation indicating whether the course is included in or excluded from the GPA. All other repeated courses, those in excess of the 18-hour, four- course maximum and those with a grade of "C" or better in the original course, are included in the grade-point averages." Academic Reprieve A currently enrolled or former OSU student may request an academic reprieve for all courses in one semester or two consecutive semesters if the following conditions are met: a. at least three years must have elapsed between the period in which the grades being requested reprieved were earned and the reprieve request; b. the student must have earned an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher with no grade lower than a "C" in all regularly graded (A, B, C, D, F) course work ( a minimum of 12 hours) excluding physical education activity or performance courses since the semester requested to be reprieved;

c. the student has not previously been granted an academic reprieve or renewal; d. there were extenuating circumstances which caused the student to perform poorly during the semester. Course work with a passing grade included in a reprieved semester may be used to demonstrate competency in the subject matter. However, the course work may not be used to fulfill credit hour degree requirements. Academic Renewal A currently enrolled or former OSU student may request an academic renewal for all courses taken prior to a specified date if the following conditions are met: a. at least five years must have elapsed between the last semester being renewed and the renewal request; b. prior to requesting academic renewal, the student must have earned an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher with no grade lower than a "C" in all regularly graded (A, B, C, D, F) course work (a minimum of 12 hours) excluding physical education activity or performance courses; c. the request will be for all courses completed before the date specified in the request for renewal; d. the student has not previously been granted an academic reprieve or renewal. Neither the content nor credit hours of renewed course work may be used to fulfill any degree or graduation requirements. Requests for Reprieve or Renewal A student may request an academic reprieve or renewal by submitting an Academic Reprieve or Renewal Petition to Academic Affairs. A committee appointed by Academic Affairs reviews each request and approves or denies a request based on the conditions stated above and the committee’s judgment concerning the extenuating circumstances reported by the student. Courses that are reprieved or renewed remain on the student’s transcript but are excluded from the overall (retention and graduation) grade-point average and identified as such on the transcript. See also OSU Policy 2-0820, Academic Forgiveness for Undergraduate Students. 7. Graduation 7.1 Graduation Requirements The responsibility for satisfying all requirements for a degree rests with the student. Advisers, faculty members and administrators offer help to the student in meeting this responsibility. 7.2 Residence Credit Requirements Students must earn at least 30 semester credit hours at OSU. At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree or at least fifty percent of the upper-division hours required by OSU in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at OSU. In the Spears School of Business, a minimum of 15 of the last 30 hours applied toward the degree and at least 50 percent of the upper-division hours required in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at OSU. 7.3 Residence Waiver for Certain Premedical and Prelaw Students Students who complete at least 90 semester credit hours in a recognized premedical science or pre-law preparatory program and are admitted to a professional program leading to the doctoral degree at an accredited professional school, including medicine, osteopathic medicine,