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GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS BULLETIN
The statements set forth in this bulletin are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract
between a student and Texas Southern University.
Although the provisions of this bulletin will ordinarily be applied as stated, Texas Southern University reserves the right to change
any provision listed in this bulletin, including but not limited to academic requirements for graduation, without actual notice to
individual students. However, every effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes. Information concerning
changes in policies, procedures, and requirements will be available in the Offi ce of the University Registrar, the offi ces of the
various academic advisors, the academic departments, and the major schools and colleges. It is especially important that each
student note that it is his or her responsibility to be aware of current graduation requirements for a particular degree
program.
This undergraduate bulletin contains information on academic and non-academic policies, procedures, and requirements with
which each student must become familiar. Students should consult the table of contents for guidance. Provisions in this bulletin
will not be valid after August 2012.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICIES
Texas Southern University is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, creed, color, or national origin. It is also in compliance with the provisions of Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972 which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Further, the University is in compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.
It is the policy of the University that sexual harassment as defi ned in the EEOC Guidelines will not he tolerated
among members of the Texas Southern University community. Any complaint of sexual harassment should he reported
immediately to the appropriate person designated by the Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student
Services.
NOTICE OF NO WEAPONS POLICY
Under Texas Penal Code, Section 46.03, citizens may obtain licenses to carry concealed handguns. Although this is the
case, fi rearms, fi reworks, and explosives of any kind are NOT PERMITTED on the Texas Southern University campus or
other state-owned property, except in the possession of state law enforcement offi cers. Violators will be dismissed from the
University and are subject to legal sanctions.
UNIVERSITY COMMITMENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
University Commitment
On June 17, 1973, the Texas Legislature designated Texas Southern University as a “special purpose institution of higher education
for urban programming.” Subsequent to this mandate, the designation and the University motto of “Excellence in Achievement”
were welded in order to formulate the institutional mission. Accordingly, the University is committed to the management of a
comprehensive educational curriculum that will render the motto creditable.
Student Responsibilities
Texas Southern University provides a student-centered learning environment in which students are afforded opportunities to
practice self discipline, to assume responsibilities as maturing adults, and to enjoy certain freedoms. When students elect to enroll
at the University, they also accept and agree to abide by the rules, regulations, and policies by which the University is governed.
Inasmuch as enrollment is voluntary, acceptance is voluntary. On this basis, students can not, without great personal liability to
their continued association with the University, obstruct, hamper, disrupt, or otherwise interfere with the institution’s attainment
of its lawful mission. The institution, therefore, has both the right and the obligation to promulgate rules and regulations designed
to promote attainment of its purpose.
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