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The following table defines a student’s course load status by term and career.
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Term
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Career
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Minimum Semester Hour Requirement for Full-Time Status
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Minimum Semester Hour Requirement for Half-Time Status
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Fall or Spring Term
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Graduate
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9
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5
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Undergraduate & Post-baccalaureate
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12
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6
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5-Week Session
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Graduate
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4
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2
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Undergraduate & Post-baccalaureate
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4
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2
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8-Week Session
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Undergraduate & Post-baccalaureate
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7
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4 |
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Graduate
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8
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4 |
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10-Week Session
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Graduate
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7
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4
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Undergraduate & Post-baccalaureate
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8
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4
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One-half of a student’s enrollment in 10-week classes should be added to any 5-week enrollment to determine the total load for the 5-week term.
Only the senior student who is graduating in August may complete a maximum of 15 semester hours for the entire summer with a maximum of 9 semester hours in one 5-week term.
A student enrolled for 9 semester hours of student teaching may enroll for a maximum of 13 semester hours. Certification of full-time equivalency by the dean is required if the graduate student is registered for less than these specified full-time loads.
Maximum Course Load
The following table defines the maximum course load in semester credit hours for which a student may enroll without the approval of the dean of the student’s plan.
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Career
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Fall or Spring Term
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5-Week Session*
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8-Week Session
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10-Week Session
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Entire Summer **
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Undergraduate
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19 ♦
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7
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9
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13
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13
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Undergraduate on Probation
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13
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7
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6
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13
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13
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Graduate or Post-baccalaureate
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15
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6
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6
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12
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12
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* One-half of a student’s enrollment in 10-week classes should be added to any 5-week enrollment to determine the total load for the 5-week term.
** Only the senior student who is graduating in August may complete a maximum of 15 semester hours for the entire summer with a maximum of 9 semester hours in one 5-week term.
♦ A student enrolled for 9 semester hours of student teaching may enroll for a maximum of 13 semester hours.
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