Student Status and Course Load - Full-Time/Part-Time Status

Full-time status requires an undergraduate student carry a minimum of 12 credits. Students carrying 12 or more credits are full-time and must pay full-time tuition. The normal course load for a full-time student is 15-18 credits during the fall and spring terms. A student who has permission from the academic advisor to carry an overload basis must pay the per credit fee for any credits 19 and over.

Students are limited to a maximum course load of nine credits during the summer term.

Students are limited to a maximum course load of four credits during the winterim term.

Students carrying 11 credits or fewer are part-time and pay tuition on a per-credit basis for all credits taken. The College of Adult Undergraduate Studies is a part-time program and is not designed to accommodate a full-time credit load.