Associate of Science Degree
Students must meet the following requirements for an AS degree:

• satisfy all admission requirements;
• have twenty-five (25) percent of the total semester hours required in residence at Lamar State College-Orange with a minimum of twelve (12) hours from the 2000 level, sophomore classification or from core curriculum courses;
• attain 2.00 GPA (grade points/hours attempted) on all coursework completed at LSC-O;
• attain no lower than a grade of "C" in each and every class in their major fields of study (concentration);
• have all transfer work evaluated on a credit basis only; transfer work will not be used to determine the LSC-O GPA (credit will be awarded for a transfer grade of "D"; however, if the transferred course is on the degree plan under the major field of study, a grade of "C" must be attained);
• complete the required core curriculum;
• confer with the appropriate division chair to establish a formal degree plan and complete the associate of science degree program as prescribed; and
• have no more than a total of fifteen (15) semester hours of credit by correspondence (maximum of 9) and/or credit by examination combined.
  

Associate of Applied Science Degree
Students must meet these requirements for an AAS degree:

• satisfy all admission requirements;
• have twenty-four (24) of the total semester hours required in residence at Lamar State College-Orange with twelve (12) of the twenty-four (24) in the 2000 level, sophomore classification or from core curriculum courses;
• attain 2.00 GPA (grade points/hours attempted) on all coursework completed at LSC-O;
• attain no lower than a grade of "C" in each and every class in their major fields of study (concentration);
• have all transfer work evaluated on a credit basis only; transfer work will not be used to determine the GPA (credit will be awarded for a transfer grade of "D"; however, if the LSC-O transferred course is on the degree plan under the major field of study, a grade of "C" must be attained);
• complete at least fifteen (15) credit hours of general education courses with a minimum of three credit hours in each of the following: natural science/mathematics, humanities/fine arts and social sciences/behavioral sciences;
• complete the associate of applied science degree program as prescribed; and
• have no more than a total of fifteen (15) semester hours of credit by correspondence (maximum of 9) and/or credit by examination combined.

Certificate of Completion and Institutional Award
Students must meet these requirements for a certificate of completion or institutional award:

• satisfy all admission requirements;
• complete an approved certificate or institutional award plan;
• have at least a 2.00 grade point average on all courses submitted on the certificate or institutional award plan;
• attain no lower than a "C" in each and every class in the major field of study; and
• have at least 60 percent of semester credit hours in residence at Lamar State College-Orange.

Note: All technical certificate programs are exempt from the testing requirements of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) except administrative assistant, medical administrative assistant, vocational nursing and emergency medical services-paramedic.