Course Load/Credit-Hour Overload

A student taking at least 12 credit hours of undergraduate work during the course of a regular fall or spring semester will be considered a full-time student. The average load for undergraduates is 15 to 18 hours. Graduate students taking at least 8 credit hours per semester are considered full time for federal student aid purposes. Full time for undergraduates during summer session is 5 credits per each of the summer 1 or 2 sessions, or 10 hours for the summer 12-week term. Graduate students are considered full time at 3.25 credits per summer 1 or 2 session, or 6.5 hours for the summer 12-week session.

To be eligible for a course overload (more than 18 credit hours in the fall or spring semester or 9 hours in an individual summer session), a student must have a “B” average (3.0) cumulative GPA and and be enrolled full time at the time of the overload request. Credit hours taken over 18 during a regular semester will be assessed a charge at the per-credit rate. Summer session credits are charged at a per credit rate.

Education students in the Final Student Practicum are limited to 18 credit hours.

The Credit Hour Overload request form is available in SpartanWeb under the Academics/Forms and Information tab.