Student Course Load

A regular or full-time course load is 12-18 credit hours per term, whether these are semester, trimester or bimester. Students may not take more than 18 credit hours per term, unless their overall grade point index is 3.00 or higher. In order to take more than the number of credits permitted, students must have the written consent of their advisor and of the dean of academic affairs of their campus. Students on academic probation because of an unsatisfactory grade point index are limited to a program of 12 credit hours per term.

During each of the four-week summer sessions, students may enroll for a maximum of two courses provided that the number of credit hours does not exceed 7 per session.

Students who register without written authorization for credits in excess of the maximum stated above in any academic term shall receive credit only for authorized credits and shall forfeit payment made for unauthorized credits. In such cases students shall choose the courses for which they wish to receive credit. Students are classified as full-time or part-time according to the number of credits they are enrolled in. Under the semester and trimester calendars these classifications are as follows:

Full-time - twelve or more credits.

Three-fourth-time - from nine to eleven credits.

Half time - from six to eight credits.

Less than half time - five or less credits.