SGA Election Code: Sec IV.A-B

Section IV. Duties of the Candidates

A. General Qualifications For Office

1. All candidates must meet the qualifications for their respective offices as set forth in the Prairie View A&M University Rules and Regulations and the Constitution of the Student Government Association.
2. Undergraduate Students may be classified as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors according to the starting date of their undergraduate studies or, if the candidate requests, according to the number of credit hours they have completed if that places them ahead of their class year. Graduate Students are considered to be their own classification.
3. The Election Committee has the power and reserves the right to disqualify a candidate if (s)he does not meet the qualifications and requirements for office.
4. Graduate Students are exempted from having 60 semester hours, however a Graduate Candidate must have attended Prairie View A&M University (2) two semesters prior to assuming office and must have a minimum of one fiscal year of active experience in Student Government Association the year prior to assuming office.

B. Position Specific Requirements

1. Student Government President and Executive Vice-President

a. A candidate for President and Executive Vice-President must be a student of Prairie View A&M University and have completed at least sixty (45) semester hours in residence at Prairie View A&M University and a minimum of one fiscal year active experience in Student Government Association the year prior to assuming office. Candidates for President and Executive Vice-President must be full-time students, have at least a 2.70 grade point average from the previous semester prior to assuming office and a 2.50 cumulative grade point average. While holding office the President and Executive Vice-President must maintain at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average, a 2.50 semester grade point average, must not be on disciplinary or scholastic probation, and must be in good standing (academic, fiscal, and moral conduct) with the University.

2. Executive Board

a. The Executive Branch voting members must be a student of Prairie View A & M University and have completed at least thirty (30) semester hours in residence at Prairie View A & M University prior to assuming office. Members of the Executive Branch must be full-time students, have at least a 2.50 grade point average from the previous semester prior to assuming office and must have a 2.50 cumulative grade point average. While holding office Executive Branch voting members must maintain at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average, a 2.50 semester grade point average, must not be on disciplinary or scholastic probation, and must be in good standing (academic, fiscal, and moral conduct) with the University.

3. Senate

a. The Legislative Branch Member must be a student of Prairie View A&M University and have completed at least thirty (30) semester hours in residence at Prairie View A&M University prior to assuming office with the exception of the Freshman Class President. Legislative Branch members must be full-time student, have at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average prior to assuming office. While holding office they must maintain at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average, must not be on disciplinary or scholastic probation, and must be in good standing (academically, financially, and morally) with the university.