Class Load
Undergraduate Students
The normal undergraduate class load is 15 credit hours. Twelve credit hours is the minimum class load for classification as a full-time student during the fall or spring semester. Undergraduate students enrolled in fewer than 12 hours are considered part-time students.
Eighteen (18) hours is the maximum class load for which a student may register during the fall or spring semester without special permission. Students with a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the previous semester and with an acceptable cumulative grade point average may register for 19 or more hours with the written permission of the dean of the student's school. Permission must be secured in advance of and presented during registration (refer to the Overload policy in this catalog).
In a summer session, 7 hours per term is the maximum class load for which an undergraduate student may register. The student may not register for more than 14 hours total during the summer sessions without the written permission of the dean of the student’s school.
The number of hours in which a student enrolls should be carefully considered in consultation with her/his advisor. As a general rule, a full-time class load, for undergraduates, of 15 hours is a commitment to a 40-hour week of attendance and out-of-class preparation/assignments.
Graduate Students
The normal graduate class load is 9 hours and is the minimum class load for classification as a full-time student during the fall, spring, or extended summer semester. Graduate summer sessions may be offered in two shorter sessions, in this instance 6 hours per term is the maximum class load for which a student may register. During the fall, spring or extended summer terms, 12 hours is the maximum for which a student may register. Any exception to this must be made with the written permission of the dean of the student's school.
For the graduate student, as a general rule, a full-time class load of 9 hours is a commitment to a 40-hour week of attendance and out-of-class preparation/assignments.
For the MBA Online program, the full-time class load is 9 hours in any two consecutive terms. Students who wish to enroll in more than 6 hours in any one session must obtain written permission from the Dean of the School of Business and have a 3.0 GPA. Students should consult with the Office of Financial Aid regarding required class loads for financial aid purposes.