Jackson State University provides academic advising for all enrolled students. Students are responsible, however, for selecting and registering for courses necessary for reasonable progress toward the selected degree and for following all requirements for the major department and college in which they are enrolled.

Requirements refer to those policies in effect at the time the student is admitted. Effective with the 1991 fall semester, continuously enrolled students who fail to meet graduation requirements within seven years from the date of their first admission, must meet the requirements in effect at the time of their scheduled graduation rather than those which were in effect at the time of their entrance. A transfer student should follow the JSU catalog which was in effect at the time the student was admitted to an accredited institution provided the catalog is not more than seven years old at the time of the student’s scheduled graduation. If so, then the student must meet the requirement in effect at the time of their scheduled graduation.

Students readmitted to Jackson State University whose circumstances are not addressed in the preceding provisions must meet the graduation requirements in effect at the time of their readmission.

Each student is responsible for knowing the academic regulations in the University catalog and the student handbook. Unfamiliarity with regulations does not constitute a valid reason for failure to carry out this responsibility.