Graduate Scholastic Load
The minimum credit hour load to be considered a full-time graduate student is nine semester hours during the fall, spring, or summer semester. These can be any combination of graduate or undergraduate courses. The maximum credit hour load permitted is 12 semester hours during the fall, spring, or summer semester. In the summer semester sessions, students may not exceed 3 credit hours in the Short Summer session, 6 credit hours in each of the Summer I or Summer II sessions, or 12 credit hours in the Long Summer session. In programs with registration in sessions in the fall and spring semesters, students may not exceed 6 credit hours in each of the 7-Week 1 or 7-Week 2 sessions. Enrollment status is defined in terms of semester credit hours.
Students admitted to a Graduate Program to take graduate coursework simultaneously with the last semester of their Undergraduate Program may enroll in no more than 18 total credits, and no more than six of those credits may be in the Graduate Program.
To be approved for two simultaneous academic careers, students wishing to enroll in graduate courses during their final semester of undergraduate study must apply for undergraduate graduation by the Priority Filing Date.
Enrollment Status per Financial Aid regulations (minimum credits required):
| Full-Time |
3/4 Time |
Half-Time |
Less than Half |
| 9 |
7 |
6 |
5 or fewer |