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Presidential Honors Graduate
To receive Presidential Honors at the time of graduation, a student needs to earn a program GPA of 4.000
Honors cords will be awarded to graduates who earn Honors, and an honors medallion will be awarded graduates who earn Presidential Honors. Honor cords and medallions may be worn during the graduation celebration event.
Awards Celebration
See STUDENT LIFE (Student Leadership Board) section in this handbook.
Dean’s List
Students that have 6 or more semester credits and at least a semester GPA of 3.500 will qualify for the Dean’s list. Student names will be sent to the area newspapers for publication at the end of the fall and spring terms.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an international honor society for two-year institutions. PTK recognizes and encourages academic achievement and provides opportunities for individual growth and development through participation in honors, leadership, service, and fellowship activities. Students are invited to join when they have completed 12 or more credits of associate degree coursework or six credits of technical diploma coursework and overall 3.50 cumulative GPA (counted from the past 5 years). The one-time, lifetime membership fee is $75. Members are invited to an induction ceremony, membership will be listed on their diploma/transcripts and wear an honorary gold stole at graduation.
Military Honor Cords
In recognition of military service to the United States of America, students who are honorably discharged or currently serving in the U.S. military (active duty, National Guard, or Reserves), or will be commissioned upon graduation, are given the opportunity to wear a red, white, and blue honor cord. Current or former service member who chooses to be recognized at the ceremony may contact Student Records at ltc.records@gotoltc.edu to receive a military cord.
INSTRUCTOR ABSENCE/CLASS CANCELLATION
Instructor absences and subsequent class cancellations will be announced via a text, email, and/or phone call. Student should check their Lakeshore student email and Blackboard as coursework may still be required. Communication will be updated as often as necessary throughout the day. School closings are also posted on the campus website at gotoltc.edu.
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites for courses are designated in the course descriptions found on the program sheet and the “Find a Class” link on the college website. Registration in a class requiring a prerequisite is permitted by satisfying the prerequisite requirements or with permission of the instructor. Information is available in the Student Success office. Courses may have a specified minimum achievement level required in the prerequisite courses.
SHARED PROGRAMS
Shared programs exist between Lakeshore and other Wisconsin Technical System Colleges. Students are subject to the same grade and grade point average requirements for class progression. All grades earned in program courses offered by Lakeshore or shared program districts are calculated into the program GPA.
Financial aid is available to those who qualify and will be issued by the degree-granting college. Courses required within the shared program are included in financial aid credit load.
TRANSFER OF CREDITS TO LAKESHORE
Students may transfer credits taken at other postsecondary institutions to Lakeshore. Credits will only be accepted under the following conditions:
• An official transcript must be requested by the student to be sent from the campus where the student took the class(es).
• If the official transcript is not mailed directly from the sending campus, it must be delivered in an unopened, sealed envelope.
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