Academic Standards & Policies

Course Load

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Course Load Status
The following table defines a student’s course load status by term and career.

 

Term	Career	Minimum Semester Hour Requirement for Full-Time Status	Minimum Semester Hour Requirement for Half-Time Status
Fall or Spring Term	GR	9	5
	UG & PB	12	6
5-Week Session	GR	4	2
	UG & PB	4	2
10-Week Session	GR	7	4
	UG & PB	8	4

 

The course load of a student enrolled in both a 5-week summer session and 10-week summer session is computed by adding the semester hours for the 5-week term to one-half of those taken over 10 weeks and using that total under 5-week term in the table above. Certification of full-time equivalency by the dean is required if the graduate student is registered for less than these specified full-time loads.

 

Maximum Course Load

The following table defines the maximum course load in semester credit hours for which a student may enroll without approval of the dean of the student’s plan.

 

Career	Fall or Spring Term	5-Week Session *	10-Week Session	Entire Summer **
Undergraduate	19#	7	13	13
Undergraduate on Probation	13	7	13	13
Graduate or Postbaccalaureate	15	6	12	12

 

* One-half of a student's enrollment in 10-week classes should be added to any 5-week enrollment to determine the total load for the 5-week term.

** Only the senior student who is graduating in August may complete a maximum of 15 semester hours for the entire summer with a maximum of 9 semester hours in one 5-week term.

# A student enrolled for 9 semester hours of student teaching may enroll for a maximum of 13 semester hours.