Definitions:
Undergraduate full time is 12 credits or more. Three quarter time is 9 to 11 credits. Half time is 6 credits. Less than half time is 5 credits and below.
Graduate full time is 9 credits or more. Half time is 6 credits. Less than half time is 5 credits and below.
The recommended load a student should carry in any academic semester is 16 hours of credit. Overloads of more than 18 credit hours require the approval of the Registrar. Normally students will not be permitted to take more than an additional 3 credits beyond 18 credit hours. A student may carry no more than 12 semester hours during a summer session without the approval of her advisor and the Registrar. In order to be eligible for an overload, a student must meet all of the following requirements:
- have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
- earn a GPA of at least 3.0 for the semester preceding the semester for which the student is requesting an overload
- not have an Incomplete “I” for the semester preceding the semester for which the student is requesting an overload.
Requests for overloads of more than 21 credit hours require the approval of the Assistant Dean of the student's major. In order to be eligible for an overload, a student must meet all of the following requirements.
- have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5
- earn a GPA of at least 3.5 for the semester preceding the semester for which the student is requesting an overload
- not have an Incomplete “I” for the semester preceding the semester for which the student is requesting an overload.
No overload request beyond 24 credits hours will be approved.