Office of the Registrar
Mission
The Office of the Registrar is responsible for the integrity of all student records. The office conducts registration, verifies enrollment, collects and publishes grades, clears students for graduation and provides students with accurate and timely transcripts. The goal is to provide high quality academic and administrative information and services in an efficient, effective and professional manner to students, colleagues, alumni and the community.
Official transcripts can be ordered in person, by mail or via fax. Transcripts cannot be ordered over the phone and we do not process unofficial transcripts. There is a $5.00 fee for each transcript. Payments can be made with cash, money order, or debit/credit card. If you need a transcript request form please click on the link provided below:
Please submit all transcript request forms to our temporary fax number:512.505.3190
Transcript Request Form
Official transcripts take approximately three (3) business days to complete.
When requesting a transcript via fax, please follow the steps below:
Official transcripts cannot be faxed.
When requesting a transcript by mail, please follow the steps below:
Huston-Tillotson can mail your transcript to any university or residence you would like. Please be sure to include that information on your transcript request form.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
The Higher Education Act 1956, as amended October 6, 1983, mandates that institutions of higher education must establish standards to measure satisfactory academic progress toward earning a degree for all students receiving federal financial aid.
Satisfactory progress is defined as (1) the completion of a minimum of 12 semester hours of course work per semester with a passing grade and (2) a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00. Full-time students are expected to graduate from Huston-Tillotson within 10 semesters and those students who are not on academic probation are encouraged to register for 15-17 credit hours per semester.
Academic Probation
Academic probation indicates that a student’s coursework has not met the minimum standards required by the University. All students are reviewed for academic progress at the end of each semester. Those students whose GPA falls below that required by the University will be placed on academic probation and will receive notification from the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
Academic Dismissal
Students are reviewed for academic dismissal at the end of each year. Students will be subject to dismissal if they fail to make satisfactory progress towards their degree in any two consecutive semesters and/or their cumulative GPA falls below the level required to be considered in good academic standing. While Academic dismissal does not generally take place between the Fall and Spring semesters, there are students who fail in the Fall to achieve good academic standing after an Academic Standards Committee stipulated in the previous Spring that they would have no further appeals. These students will be dismissed. Academic dismissals imposed at the end of the academic year may be appealed. The Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs will notify students subject to dismissal of the terms and conditions of the appeal proceedings.
Appeals of Dismissals
Students wishing to appeal their dismissal at the end of the academic year must submit a written statement to the Provost stating the specific reasons and/or circumstances that warrant the appeal. A statement simply requesting an appeal is insufficient. The letter should clearly state if the student wishes to let the case rest with the written appeal or with a personal appearance before the Academic Standards Committee and should be postmarked no later than 10 calendar days after the date of the dismissal letter.
A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation and at least a 2.00 GPA in the major and overall. All students must file an application with the Registrar upon the completion of at least 90 semester hours. A graduation summary will be issued to the student. A minimum period of one year in residence is required for graduation and the last 30 semester hours of credit earned toward the degree must be earned in residence at Huston-Tillotson. There is only one Commencement Convocation held at the University and that takes place in the Spring.
After receiving the first bachelor’s degree, a candidate for a second baccalaureate degree must meet all requirements for the first degree plus a minimum of 30 semester hours in residence. The second degree must be different from the first and have its own distinctive major. Completion of an additional emphasis area to be added to a degree does not meet the requirements for a second degree.
A maximum of 96 semester credits of “C” grades or better can be transferred from a four-year institution and a maximum of 66 semester credits will be accepted from junior colleges. Students will receive credits for transfer courses but those courses will not calculate in the Grade Point Average (GPA).