Course Load

A full-time load is considered to be 12 or more credit hours per semester, and an average load is 16 hours. Heavy loads of 20 or more hours must be approved by the appropriate school dean/director. Nine to eleven hours constitutes a three-quarters-time load; six to eight hours constitutes a half-time load. Due to the nature of accelerated classes, a maximum of 16 hours a semester is allowed.