Academics
Southern University at New Orleans is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Council for Social Work Education, and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
The University is a Louisiana Selective III institution. Potential students under the age of 25 must complete the Louisiana Board of Regents high school core curriculum. In addition candidates will need at a high school grade point average of at least 2.0, must have ranked in the top 50% of their respective high school graduating classes, or an ACT composite score of at least 20 or the SAT equivalent of 950. Students requiring more than one remedial course will not be eligible for immediate admission but may participate in the University's Summer Bridge Academy, which was established in 2011 in order to provide students with developmental classes in Mathematics and English.
Southern University at New Orleans has the lowest graduation rate of all public universities in the U.S. at just 4%.
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Famous quotes containing the word academics:
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)