Load Classification

Full-Time Student

A student enrolled for 12 or more credits per semester is considered full-time. Students planning to graduate with an associate degree in two years must enroll in, at least, 16 credits per semester.

Part-Time Student

A student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits per semester:

• ¾ time: 9 to 11.9 credit hour load
• ½ time: 6 to 8.9 credit hour load
• Less than ½ time: 5.9 or fewer credit hour load

Excess Course Load

Students may not carry course loads greater than 18.75 credits during the fall or spring semesters without special permission from an academic adviser. Students wishing to carry excess course loads must have attained at least a “B” average in the previous semester while completing a minimum of 12 credits in that semester. Students wishing to carry 24 or more credits during the fall or spring semesters or more than 12 credits during a summer session must send a written request to the Vice President for Learning and Student Services, who has the sole authority to approve or deny the request.

This restriction does not apply to special contract programs or other concentrated or extended training programs in which the course structure and load requirements are prescribed in advance and worked out for student and client benefit. Admission to these special programs will constitute prior approval.

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