Academic Load

Foundation Program and Undergraduate Students

The minimum and maximum number of credit hours allowed per semester is as follows:

Semester	GPA	Study Type	Academic Load (by credit hour)
Semester	GPA	Study Type	Minimum	Maximum
Fall and Spring	Good Standing (2.00 and higher)	Full Time	12	18
	Good Standing (2.00 and higher)	Full Time Foundation	0	15
	On Probation (Less than 2.00)	Full Time	9	12
	On Probation (Less than 2.00)	Full Time Foundation	9	12
Summer	Good Standing (2.00 and higher)	Full Time	0	12
	Good Standing (2.00 and higher)	Full Time Foundation	0	12
	On Probation (Less than 2.00)	Full Time	0	6
	On Probation (Less than 2.00)	Full Time Foundation	0	6

A new student at the university will be allowed to register for the maximum number of credit hours allowed by her/ his program.

Any student whose accumulative GPA is 3.5 or above may register an extra 3 credit hours over the designated academic load, provided that the student must have completed 15 credit hours.

For the purpose of graduation requirements completion, a student may register hours less than the minimum load designated above.

Graduate Students

As a graduate student, you are permitted a maximum semester course load of 12 credit hours. If you are admitted to the College of Pharmacy’s PharmD program, you may carry a maximum of 18 credit hours per semester.

The Graduate students in summer semester are permitted to carry a maximum load of 6 credit hours.

If you are a graduate student on academic probation, then you are permitted to carry a maximum semester course load of 6 credit hours.

Due to the nature and requirements of their programs, individual colleges may encourage students to register in fewer credit hours than the maximum academic load.