Course Loads, Requirements, Schedules

Course Loads, Requirements, Schedules

A full-time load during the fall and spring semester is nine graduate semester hours. During the fall and spring terms, twelve credit hours of graduate coursework is the maximum load. The limit is six credits per 8-week session.

The maximum load for a full-time graduate student during the summer is nine course credits.  A student is limited to 6 hours during any 4-week session and 9 hours in an 8-week session, however, the limit for the entire summer session is 9 hours. 

Students who would like to take more than the maximum must petition to the Dean of Graduate Studies for approval

Institutional Enrollment Status Definitions

Graduate (per semester and summer term)

  • Full time = 9+ credit hours
  • Three quarter time = 7-8 credit hours
  • Half time = 5-6 credit hours
  • Less than half time = 4 or less credit hours