The policies and procedures described herein are also described in the Catalog and determine the academic status of students enrolled in the University. Exceptions to these policies and procedures may be considered only upon request to the Office of the Provost.
Classification as a part-time or full-time student is based upon the weekly academic load which the student carries. Undergraduate students are considered full-time when registered for a minimum of 12 credit hours. Part-time for undergraduates is 6 credit hours.
Graduate students are considered full-time when enrolled for a minimum of 9 credit hours. Three quarter-time for graduate students is 6-8 credits. Part-time for graduate students is 3-5 credit hours.
These classifications apply to all three semesters: Fall, Spring, and Summer!
Please note : Some Financial Aid is dependent on students carrying a full-time course load and will be prorated if the student carries anything less. Please see the Financial Aid website for more information.
Students in undergraduate programs are classified as follows:
| Freshman | 0-29 credit hours |
| Sophomore | 30-59 credit hours |
| Junior | 60-89 credit hours |
| Senior | 90+ credit hours |
The University converted from a quarter credit system to a semester system effective beginning in the Fall of 1994. Work completed prior to August 1994 is recorded in standard quarter hours. Work completed after August 1994 is recorded in semester hours. Quarter hours convert to semester hours by multiplying quarter hours using a factor of two-thirds.
A record of grade point is kept in the student’s permanent record and used to determine his or her overall scholastic average. The following grades are computed in grade point average:
| A | 4.0 | |
| A- | 3.7 | |
| B+ | 3.3 | |
| B | 3.0 | |
| B- | 2.7 | |
| C+ | 2.3 | |
| C | 2.0 | |
| C- | 1.7 | |
| D+ | 1.3 | Not applicable to graduate students |
| D | 1.0 | Not applicable to graduate students |
| D- | 0.7 | Not applicable to graduate students |
| F | 0.0 | |
| WF | 0.0 | Failure due to non-attendance |
| WN | 0.0 | No credit due to non-attendance |
Students who wish to dispute their grades have one (1) semester to address the issue. The appropriate procedure for disputing grades, along with any other aspect of a course, is as follows:
Undergraduate Students:
Students may repeat a course to improve the grade earned in a prior attempt, the course must be completed at Lawrence Tech. Students should be aware that the most recent grade will be the grade of record whether or not it is the highest grade earned.
Until a passing grade is achieved, all grades for earlier attempts in a course will appear on the transcript and will be computed into the grade point average. Once a course has been passed, only the credit hours and grade for the latest attempt will be reflected in the grade point average.
In order for the grade point average to be recomputed, the latest attempt must be in the same course as the one originally shown on the transcript. Directed study or special topics courses may not be eligible for the repeat process as the topic of study may vary from one course to another.
Students who have been found in violation of the Academic Honor Code and receive an inclusive final grade of “F” for that course are not eligible for the repeat process.
The University does not guarantee that a course will be offered in the future. Therefore, students will not be eligible for recomputation of a course no longer offered by the University.
The recalculation of the grade point average is an automated process within Enrollment Services/Office of the Registrar; the student is not required to submit any paperwork.
Graduate Students:
Graduate students can repeat one course during their academic career and have the grade removed from the grade point average. The following grades may be repeated and the grade point average recalculated at the graduate level: A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, F and WF. The latest attempt must have resulted in a passing grade. Until that point, all grades will appear on the transcript and will be included in the grade point average.
The repeat process at the graduate level is not automatic and requires departmental approval. A request for a repeated course to be removed from the grade point average should be submitted to your department chairperson. You can obtain the form by clicking here.
To be recomputed, the latest attempt must be the same course as the first and must be part of the University’s normal course offerings. Directed study or special sections may not be used for recomputation purposes.
The University does not represent that a course will be offered in a future semester and may be deleted from the curriculum which subsequently may not be recomputed.
When the recomputation is completed, only the credit hours and grade for the latest attempt will be reflected in the grade point average (assuming the grade received is passing). Courses that are not counted in the grade point average are indicated by an “E” (for exclude) in the column that is labeled “R” (for repeat). The passing course will have an “I” (for include) in the same column.
To gain a better understanding of the the following items/policies, Lawrence Tech has defined Program, Degree, Major, Minor, Concentration, Certificate, and our credit hour policies.
Any Lawrence Technological University (LTU) student may choose to identify themselves with a preferred first name (also known as a lived / chosen name) that differs from their legal name to be used whenever possible in the course of university business and education. A person may go by a different preferred first name for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: being transgender, having a gender identity different from sex assigned at birth, surviving abuse/trafficking, or having a name differing from their legal name because they are an international student.
A student’s preferred first name will appear instead of the person’s legal first name in LTU systems, records, and documents where possible including:
However, unless the student undertakes the process of changing their legal name, the student’s legal name will continue to appear as required by law in the following LTU systems, records, and documents:
The use of a preferred first name cannot be for the purpose of misrepresentation or fraud. Inappropriate usage of the preferred name policy (including but not limited to avoiding a legal obligation or choosing a name interpreted as offensive) will result in removal of the preferred name. A preferred first name must otherwise comply with all LTU policies.
Upon submission of a preferred name, the student may obtain an updated ID card with the preferred name free of charge. Students may submit requests for updated ID card with preferred name by emailing enrollmentservices@ltu.edu. Subsequent preferred name changes by the same student may result in a reasonable charge to obtain a new ID card. The preferred first name can be removed at any time by a written request from the student to Academic and Student Records at enrollmentservices@ltu.edu.
To designate a preferred first name, complete the form found here. Submit completed form to enrollmentservices@ltu.edu.
Lawrence Technological University reserves the right to make exceptions to, modify, or eliminate this policy and or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, or guidelines relevant to this subject.
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Lawrence Technological University (LTU) is required to record the legal sex of a student. This information is obtained at the time the student applies to LTU, and is used for reporting purposes only. LTU also recognizes and appreciates that a student may identify themselves by a different gender that should be used whenever possible in the course of university business and education.
A student can record their Gender Designation within our Student Information System (SIS) to reflect the gender identity that best fits the student. At this time, there are five possible gender identities to select on SIS. The five gender identities are:
If a student does not select a Gender Designation, their gender will reflect their legal sex.
To record a Gender Designation, complete the form found here.
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Lawrence Technological University reserves the right to make exceptions to, modify, or eliminate this policy and or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, or guidelines relevant to this subject.
Lawrence Technological University (LTU) recognizes addressing someone by their correct pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show respect for their gender identity. LTU strives to not assume someone’s pronouns and to use the correct pronouns for students in every possible aspect of university business and education.
Lawrence Technological University (LTU) students may designate their pronouns. The pronouns selected by the student will be used in all possible areas of university business and education to guide faculty, staff and administration as to a student’s pronouns. Student pronouns currently appear on our advising site, Canvas, and various reports. The pronouns a student may designate are:
To designate your pronouns, complete the form found here.
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Lawrence Technological University reserves the right to make exceptions to, modify, or eliminate this policy and or its content. This document supersedes all previous policies, or guidelines relevant to this subject.
Also known as the Buckley Amendment of 1974.
What information can I give out? (WITHOUT a student’s consent, unless they are marked “Confidential” in Banner)
Students can expect privacy related to their educational records. This means that information from a student’s educational record can be shared within the University among appropriate school officials. School officials are defined as any person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including campus law enforcement personnel and health/counseling personnel); a person or company with whom the university has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using university employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor or collection agent); a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or assisting another school official in performing his/her tasks; and members of official college and University committees-all having “legitimate educational interests” in the records.
This also means that once a student is enrolled at Lawrence Tech, that under typical circumstances, the information in the educational record cannot be shared with anyone outside the University, other than the student. So, if a student’s spouse, parent or sibling contacts the University asking for information about the student, the caller will be asked to have the student call themselves for the information as we are unable to disclose information to anyone else. The only exception to this federal regulation is if the student has completed the Authorization to Disclose Information form and submitted it to the One Stop Center. On this form the student can give permission and set up an access PIN for relatives and/or guardians who they wish to also have full account access. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
Below are the Tuition and Fees schedules, approved by the Board of Trustees, for the stated academic years. The University reserves the right to update the tuition and fee schedule at any time upon final approval of the Board of Trustees.
Please be aware that there are some fees that are non-refundable and times when tuition refunds are not provided.
2025-2026 Tuition and Fee Schedule
For detailed information on how to manage and make payments on your account please visit Student Accounts.
For more information on financial aid opportunities please visit the Office of Financial Aid webpages.
This process is for students who wish to receive an exception of University policy to receive a refund for tuition and/or fees after the 100% refund deadline. Recipients of the Recovery Grant are not eligible to appeal for a refund.
Please note the following:
Once enrolled at Lawrence Tech, students are expected to complete all courses for their chosen degree at Lawrence Tech. If a course cannot be completed at the University, students may apply for guest credit upon determination of eligibility. To determine eligibility, students must complete the Guest Credit Eligibility Form.
A guest credit application will not be prepped and sent to the Credit Review Committee for review unless ALL eligibility requirements are met. The $50.00 fee will not be charged unless the guest credit application goes to the Credit Review Committee for review. Each guest credit application is charged a non-refundable $50.00 fee, regardless of approval or denial of the guest credit request. Please read the entire policy regarding Enrollment at Other Institutions in the current online LTU Undergraduate Catalog.
All students are encouraged to turn in their guest credit request ASAP due to the 4-5 week processing timeframe. It’s imperative that this form is completed in its entirety. Incomplete forms missing required information will not be reviewed for eligibility and will be returned to the student.
Courses taken in violation of this policy will be denied transfer credit.
For those courses approved, the student must receive at least a 2.0 in the course to have it transfer back to LTU. It is the student’s responsibility to have the official transcript from the other institution sent to the Registrar’s Office at LTU. Until the official transcript arrives, the credit will not be placed on the student’s transcript and may prohibit the student from registering in other courses for which the guest credit course is a prerequisite.
In addition, only the course credit will transfer to LTU, not the grade. As such, approved guest credit courses may not be transferred back to LTU to be used in grade point average computation.
Lastly, Guest Credit Requests are generally not approved for courses taken at other institutions, unless those courses cannot be completed at the University.
If a student feels that credit from a previous institution should apply to their LTU record they can petition by completing the Additional Credit Request. Students must complete the form and also a separate letter specifying in detail the reason for their request. All documentation should be turned in at the One Stop Center at least one month in advance. The Additional Credit Committee will NOT review incomplete applications. Once a decision has been made the Registrar will send a letter to the student informing them of the Committee’s decision.
Upon admission to the university, transfer credit is reviewed and applied to the student record by the department chair, dean of the pertinent college, and the admissions office. Questions concerning credit evaluations should be resolved during the first semester of enrollment.
Credit adjustments after this time will have to follow the Additional Credit application process.
It is very important for instructors to notify Enrollment Services if a student stops attending or never attended a class. For online courses, non-attendance is lack of participation in the online course (e.g. not submitting assignments, not contributing to the online discussions). Non-attendance can be reported anytime after the add/drop period.
The non-attendance process is as follows: