{"id":917,"date":"2006-07-31T11:57:25","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2019-2020\/html\/home\/"},"modified":"2020-09-03T12:53:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T12:53:14","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"General provisions and contents"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Provisions of this <em>Catalog<\/em> are subject to change without notice and do not constitute an irrevocable contract between the university and any student.<\/li>\n<li>The online version of this <em>Catalog<\/em> is the official university <em>Catalog<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The university reserves the right to change the calendar, fees, and the rules regulating university admissions, registration, and graduation and to change any other regulations affecting the student body. Changes shall go into effect whenever the proper authorities so determine and shall apply to current and prospective students.<\/li>\n<li>Nicholls State University frequently takes or commissions photography and videotaping of students, faculty and staff, as well as campus visitors. Nicholls reserves the right to use these photographs and videotapes as part of its publicity and marketing efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"university_calendar\/\">UNIVERSITY CALENDAR<\/a><br \/>2018 Summer Session, 2018 Fall, 2019-2020 Winter Session, 2019 Spring Semester, 2019 Summer Session\u00a0and Schedule of Classes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"general_information\/\">GENERAL INFORMATION<\/a><br \/>About Nicholls, Strategic Plan, Accreditation, Special Centers and Institutes and Special Programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"degrees_and_requirements\/\">DEGREES AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS<\/a><br \/>General University Requirements, Residence Requirements, Minimum Subject Requirements and Honors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"academic_procedures\">ACADEMIC PROCEDURES<\/a><br \/>University Year, Exceptional Sessions, Course Numbering, Student Classifications, Attendance, Grading, Probation and Suspensions and Academic Renewal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"admissions\/\">ADMISSIONS<\/a><br \/>General Information, Classifications, Requirements by Classification, Procedures and New Student Orientation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"records_and_registration\">RECORDS AND REGISTRATION<\/a><br \/>Change of Name or Address, Transcripts, Course Registration, Schedule Changes and Advanced Placement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"fees_and_expenses\/\">FEES AND EXPENSES<\/a><br \/>Registration and Tuition Fees, Textbook and Supplies, Housing and Exemptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"financial_aid\/\">FINANCIAL AID, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS<\/a><br \/>Projected Costs, Applying for Aid and Sources of Financial Aid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"student_rights\/\">STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/a><br \/>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Complaints, Equal Opportunity and<br \/>Anti-Discrimination, Substance Abuse and Hazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"student_services\/\">STUDENT SERVICES, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS<\/a><br \/>Auxiliary Services, Enrollment Services, Student Life, Student Services, Student Government Association,<br \/>Student Programming Association, Student Organizations, Campus Recreations, Athletics, Publications,<br \/>Radio, Music, Campus Ministry and Peer Assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"college_of_business_administration\/\">COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION<\/a><br \/>Accounting and Finance, Business Administration and Computer Information Systems, Management and Marketing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/college_of_education\/\">COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES<\/a><br \/>Teacher Certification, Teacher Education, \u00a0Student Teaching, Office of Clinical Practice and Residency, and Psychology, Counseling and Family Studies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/college-of-liberal-arts\/\">COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS<\/a><br \/>Art, History and Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Languages and Literature, Mass Communication, Music, and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/college_of_nursing_and_allied_health\/\">COLLEGE OF NURSING<\/a><br \/>Nursing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/college_of_arts_and_sciences\/\">COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY<\/a><br \/>Allied Health Sciences, Applied Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Petroleum Engineering Technology and Safety Management.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/academic-services-center\">ACADEMIC SERVICES CENTER<\/a><br \/>Academic Advising Center<br \/>Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center<br \/>Transfer Student Resource Center<br \/>Academic Testing Center<br \/>Honors Program<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/culinary-institute\/\">CHEF JOHN FOLSE CULINARY INSTITUTE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"graduate_studies\/\">GRADUATE STUDIES<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/graduate_studies\/sciences-and-technology\/\">Sciences and Technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/graduate_studies\/mba_programm\/\">Business Administration<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/graduate_studies\/education-and-behavioral-sciences\/\">Education and Behavioral Sciences<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2019-2020\/graduate_studies\/graduate-programs-in-nursing\/\">Nursing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"courses_of_instruction\/\">COURSES OF INSTRUCTION<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"administration_faculty_and_staff\/\">LISTING OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"glossary\/\">GLOSSARY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2019-2020<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Provisions of this Catalog are subject to change without notice and do not constitute an irrevocable contract between the university and any student. 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