Course Load
The typical full-time course load for students pursuing an undergraduate degree is 15-16 credits per 16-week semester. The minimum course load required to maintain full-time status for undergraduate students is 12 credits per 16-week semester.
The maximum number of credits that a full-time undergraduate student may attempt in any 16-week period is 19. If a student is enrolled in a full semester and/or any combination of shorter semester courses (e.g., courses across two 8-week semesters), the total number of credits attempted should not exceed this 19-credit maximum. In addition, no more than 10 of the total 19 credits may be attempted in any single 8-week semester.
The maximum course load in a 16-week period for undergraduate students with part-time status is 11.5 credits.
For the 6-week summer semesters, undergraduate students may attempt a maximum of 7 credits or 2 courses, whichever is greater, per semester. For the 3-week winter session, students may attempt a maximum of 1 course.
Students seeking special permission to exceed these course load limits should speak with their academic advisor. Permission from the student's program director or department chair (or if the student has not yet declared a major, the Dean of the college in which the student is enrolled) is required to exceed the specified registration limit.