Course Loads

For summer semester, the following course loads apply:

Session	A	B	C	D	E	F
Maximum	15	9	9	14	14	14
Minimum	9	6	6	9	9	9

For any combination of sessions, the maximum is 15 and the minimum is 9 hours. Should a student wish to register for fewer of more than the allowed hours, the appropriate academic dean must approve an “Overload/Underload” permit.

For fall semester undergraduate students in good standing may register for as many as eighteen (18) semester hours in one semester and as few as twelve (12) semester hours in one semester. Should a student wish to register for fewer than twelve (12) semester hours or more than eighteen (18) semester hours in one term, the appropriate academic dean must approve an “Overload/Underload” permit. Only lower division students must submit forms to the Office of the University Registrar.  No student may register for more than twenty-one (21) hours per semester. The minimum number of hours allowed for a graduate student is twelve (12) per semester; the maximum number of hours is fifteen (15).  Full-time undergraduate students should take an academic load that will enable them to graduate within four years. Students should take into account the requirement to take nine (9) hours of credit in the summer. 

International undergraduate students must enroll in at least twelve (12) semester hours during each of the fall and spring semesters to maintain legal immigration status. International graduate students must enroll in at least nine (9) semester hours, except in some specific cases. An international student advisor may authorize a reduced course load for a few specific reasons. International students who wish to enroll in a reduced course load for a given semester must submit a request for authorization to an advisor at the International Center before the end of the drop/add period for that semester. An unauthorized reduction in course load may result in serious immigration consequences.