Undergraduate students carrying less than twelve credit hours of coursework during a Fall or Spring semester are considered part-time. Those enrolled for six hours are considered half-time. Normal course load for a full-time student is between twelve and eighteen hours. Students on academic probation are limited to a twelve-hour load. If the student is enrolled in a laboratory course, the student will be limited to a thirteen-hour load. If the student is enrolled in a laboratory course and IDST 101 , the student will be limited to a fourteen-hour load. Students may not take more than fourteen hours in a probation term. A student with either a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the previous semester of full-time work, may enroll for one additional course over the eighteen-hour limit, not to exceed a total of twenty-one credit hours. The academic advisor of the student and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs must approve the overload of 20-21 credit hours in writing before registration can become official (See the Overload Policy). An additional tuition charge will be assessed per credit hour for the overload.
During three-week and four-week Summer sessions, three hours (one course) is considered a normal load. For each five-week Summer session, six hours is the recommended load. Scheduling of more than the recommended number of hours requires the signed approval of the academic advisor and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. The student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the previous semester of full-time work. Total credit hours taken on an overload in a three-week or four-week Summer session may not exceed five; no overload is permitted for a two-week session. Total credit hours taken on an overload basis in one five-week Summer session may not exceed eight. Total credit hours taken for a full summer session – 3-week, 4-week, 1st 5-week, 2nd 5-week, 1st 8-week, 8-week Late, 2nd 8-week, and/or 16-week – may not exceed twenty-one. During the Winter Term, three hours (one course) is considered a normal load.
The course load for students involved in eight-week courses should not exceed twelve hours or twenty-one hours total per semester.
Internal designations for student loads for undergraduate students in the Fall and Spring semesters will be as follows:
| Student Hours |
Student Load |
| 1-5 |
Less than Part-Time |
| 6-8 |
Half-Time |
| 9-11 |
Three-Quarters |
| 12-18 |
Full Time |
|
19-21
|
Overload |
|
