Maximum Hours in the Fall and Spring Semesters

Undergraduates. An undergraduate student may not register for more than seventeen semester hours in any long-session semester without the approval of his or her dean, unless the degree plan published in the undergraduate catalog for the student’s major specifies otherwise.

Graduate students. The maximum course load for a graduate student is fifteen semester hours. A heavier course load must have the recommendation of the graduate adviser and the approval of the graduate dean. It is permitted only under exceptional circumstances.

Maximum Hours in the Summer Session

Undergraduates. Except as permitted by his or her academic dean, no undergraduate student may register for more than fourteen semester hours in a twelve-week summer session or for more than eight semester hours in either six-week term. A student whose maximum period of summer registration is nine weeks may not register for more than ten semester hours except as permitted by his or her academic dean.

Graduate students. The maximum course load for a graduate student is twelve semester hours in a twelve-week summer session. A heavier course load must have the recommendation of the graduate adviser and the approval of the graduate dean. It is permitted only under exceptional circumstances.