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RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
There are two ways in which a student must meet residency requirements for graduation:
1. The student must be in residence for the last 39 credit hours;
or
2. 51 credit hours of the last 60 credit hours must be earned at LaGrange College.
With prior approval of the academic advisor and the Provost, up to nine (9) hours of the last 60
credit hours may be earned as a transient student at another accredited institution. Transient
credit is awarded only for courses in which the grade or "C-" or better is earned.
CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS
A student is classified as a first-year student if he or she has earned fewer than 30 hours of
credit. A student is classified as a sophomore if he or she has earned 30-59 hours of credit. To
be classified as a junior, a student must have completed 60 earned hours of credit. A student is
classified as a senior upon having earned 90 hours of credit. A student should be alert to the fact
that a minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation and that some majors may require more
than 120 hours. Attaining these minimum progression requirements may not be sufficient to
insure graduation within the two semesters of the senior year.
ORIENTATION
All first-year students are introduced to LaGrange College through an orientation program called
First Week Experience that takes place the week before classes begin. The program is
composed of a Student Life component along with an academic component. The Student Life
aspect is designed to acquaint first-year students with various phases of the life of the College,
including traditions, procedures, and regulations. Students benefit from a proper introduction to
the opportunities and responsibilities of college life.
The academic component of the program requires first-year students to attend academic
symposia where faculty present their research interests, academic opportunities, and standards
for excellence. In addition to the symposia, the first-year student is also required to attend
Cornerstone classes to discuss the symposia and the assigned summer reading as well as a twohour
Honor Code Presentation and Signing Ceremony.
Following the First Week Experience, students will enroll in First-Year Cornerstone (CORE
1101) and First-Year Orientation (CORE 1102), the first two required classes of the Core
Curriculum. CORE 1101, as an academic course, has as its main goal to introduce entering firstsemester
students to what LaGrange College values in an interdisciplinary liberal arts education.
CORE 1102 is an extended orientation course that seeks to improve students‘ academic success
and to ease the transition into college life.
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