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Precautions and Special Information

1. HOLDS: All financial obligations must be cleared through the Business Office prior to enrollment. All other holds ("Admission", etc.) must also be cleared prior to enrollment.
2. OVERLOADS: An undergraduate student will be allowed to enroll in an overload only with the approval and signature of the Provost or his/her designee in the specified place on the enrollment schedule. A graduate student who wishes to enroll in an overload must have the written approval of the Graduate Dean. AN OVERLOAD IS DEFINED AS: Undergraduate (Fall or Spring): 21 OR MORE HOURS; Graduate (Fall or Spring): 17 OR MORE HOURS.
3. TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES: Students may enroll in " School of Education only" courses after admission requirements are complete. Students who have been admitted to the School of Education and have allowed their GPA to fall below 2.50 will be prevented from enrolling in these courses. The only exception will be those students with special permission from the Dean of the School of Education . (A list of restricted courses is available in the Office of the Dean of the School of Education, Edu104).
4. TEACHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL SEMESTER COURSES: (Mini-Block and Student Teaching) In addition to the Teacher Education admission requirement, students may enroll in the Professional Semester courses only after submitting an application for Student Teaching and obtaining a signature from the School of Education on the enrollment schedule. The space provided for "Special Approval" should be used for this signature.
5. PROFESSIONAL NURSING COURSES: Students may enroll in a restricted Professional Nursing course only after obtaining the signature of an approved nursing advisor on the enrollment schedule in the space provided for "Special Approval".
6. PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY COURSES : Students may enroll in restricted Professional Pharmacy courses only after admission to the Professional School of Pharmacy or with a special permit form from the Dean of School of Pharmacy.
7. GRADUATE CREDIT : Students wishing to pursue a master’s degree must be admitted into a master’s degree program before enrolling in hours beyond nine graduate hours. Only nine hours from another university or taken from Southwestern before being admitted to a degree program may transfer into the degree program. Students seeking certification or taking graduate credit with no intention of seeking a master’s degree must submit credentials and be admitted to graduate school before enrolling in coursework past nine graduate credit hours. Three and four thousand level courses marked by an asterisk may be taken for graduate credit. These courses may be used to meet requirements of a graduate degree if part of an approved program. The student must indicate at the time of enrollment if s/he wants a course for graduate credit.Five thousand level Business courses are for MBA graduate students only.
8. FOUR YEAR DEGREE PLAN : SWOSU offers many educational programs resulting in BS/BA degrees designed to be completed in four years. The "SWOSU Four-Year Degree Plan" is designed as an agreement between the first time freshman and the University specifying the conditions that must be met for progression toward completion of a BS/BA degree in four years. During the first semester of the freshman year, the student and his/her advisor will design the student's tentative "SWOSU Four-Year Degree Plan." The student must make an appointment each semester with the advisor to review the plan and evaluate the progress.
9. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES: If a student is enrolling in an Individual Study by arrangement with an instructor, s/he must complete an Individual Study form obtained from the appropriate Department Head during advisement. The Individual Study form should be sent to the office of the Associate Provost before final enrollment processing in the Enrollment Room (A-106).
10. OKLAHOMA SCHOLAR-LEADERSHIP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM : Southwestern participates in the Oklahoma SLEP program. Sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate students with a 3.0 or higher grade-point average may apply and receive two or three credits for the OSLEP seminar. Contact Roger Bromert (774-3281 ) for information and application materials.
11. INTERACTIVE VIDEO: Classes are conducted via two-way audio/video by SWOSU Faculty for students on Weatherford and Sayre campuses and various other Western Oklahoma locations. Students will attend all classes on their home campus. Interactive Video classes are identified in the course listings.
12. TELECOURSE: Courses conducted through the telecourse format are included in the final pages of course listings. Telecourses include instruction delivered via television (OETA) or video tapes and individual study (directed by SWOSU Faculty). Contact the office of Distance Learning (774-3149 ) for additional information.