Credit Loads
The standard undergraduate course load is 15 credit hours per semester. Students must take at least 12 credit hours to maintain full‑time status, and they may enroll in up to 19 credit hours. The number of credits a student takes is an individual decision, determined by the student in consultation with their academic advisor. Students are encouraged to balance academic quality and rigor with realistic expectations of the workload for each course.
Overloads
Undergraduate students who have compelling academic justification and meet the criteria below can be approved to take up to 21 credit hours:
- Sophomore level or higher.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- No incomplete grades (“INC”) in the most recently completed semester.
- Approval from their academic advisor and their dean or designee.
Overloads cannot exceed 21 credit hours. Students who receive overload approval will be permitted to register for additional credits (beyond 19) after the initial registration period each semester has ended. Multiple majors and minors are not automatically considered to be an academic “need” for overloading.
View Full Policy on Course Loads for Undergraduate Students
Overrides
If a student is trying to enroll in a course for which they do not meet the prerequisite or are receiving any other course-related registration errors, they may be eligible for an override. Note that overrides for time conflicts are not permitted.