Undergraduate Students
Fall, Spring, and Accelerated Semesters/Terms
- Minimum Full-Time Undergraduate Load:
- Semester-based students -- 12 semester hours
- Term-based students -- 6 semester hours
- Maximum: 18 semester hours (10 semester hours for accelerated semester/term).
- Overload: 19-21 semester hours (11-13 semester hours for accelerated semester/term schedules). Credit overload requires unconditional admission status, a minimum institutional GPA of 3.5, recommendation from the student’s academic adviser, and signature of the dean or designee. Undeclared majors requesting an overload must have the signature of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs.
- Students on academic probation: Limited to 13 semester hours (seven semester hours for accelerated semester/term schedules)
Summer Semesters
- Minimum Full-Time Undergraduate Load
- Semester-based students -- 12 semester hours
- Term-based students -- 6 semester hours
- Maximum: 13 semester hours
- Overload: 14-15 semester hours. Credit overload requires unconditional admission status, a minimum institutional GPA of 3.5, recommendation from the student’s academic adviser, and signature of the dean or designee. Undeclared majors requesting an overload require the signature of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs..
- Students on Academic Probation: Limited to 10 semester hours.
Minimum Full-Time Graduate Load
Semester-based students -- 8-9 semester hours
Term-based students -- 6 semester hours
Part-Time Status
A student is considered to be part-time if the number of hours taken is less than the full-time number of hours as described above.