Academic Policies

Credit Hour Limits

Undergraduate students are limited to 14 credit hours for the Summer term and to 17 credit hours for the Fall and Spring terms. The department chair and college advising office must approve overrides. Overrides may be processed at the college advising offices. Graduate students are limited to 17 credit hours (15 hours for some programs in Health and Public Affairs) each term. Departments must approve overrides added at the college advising offices. Doctoral students must register for a minimum of nine credit hours for two contiguous terms to meet the doctoral residency requirement.