{"id":139,"date":"2020-11-20T14:35:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/student-services\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:45:41","slug":"policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/student-services\/academic\/policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xiaw-8c4c53af203f7753e18b981d92db28ed\">\n.avia-section.av-xiaw-8c4c53af203f7753e18b981d92db28ed{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-xiaw-8c4c53af203f7753e18b981d92db28ed main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  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\/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-6s7rv-0451c14fd722bdd8107ab0fc9cf0aea0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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SOU&#8217;s academic policies can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.sou.edu\/content.php?catoid=15&amp;navoid=1837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Policies section of the Catalog<\/a>. This includes such items as academic standing, residency requirements, SOU\u2019s grading system, degrees and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-khntlw23-7d9158baa675666cb8ed8176f499aaef-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><a href="https:\/\/catalog.sou.edu\/content.php?catoid=15&amp;navoid=1837"  class='avia-button av-khntlw23-7d9158baa675666cb8ed8176f499aaef av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-left avia-color-dark'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"SEE 91²Ö¿âCATALOG POLICY PAGE\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >SEE 91²Ö¿âCATALOG POLICY PAGE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2d99k-1790c8645035b9b222fd20821142c429\">\n.flex_column.av-2d99k-1790c8645035b9b222fd20821142c429{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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