In any fall or spring semester, students must enroll in at least one course of three or more semester credit hours. In order to be considered a full-time student in a fall or spring term, a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours. An additional per-credit fee is charged for enrolling in more than 17 credit hours in the fall or spring term. In either the fall term or the spring term, students may not drop to a course load of less than nine semester hours without permission of the registrar.
Students who enroll in January or summer term must enroll in at least one course of three or more semester credit hours or a credit-bearing internship. In order to be considered a full-time student in a January or summer term, a student must carry a minimum of 3 credit hours. An additional per-credit fee is charged for enrolling in more than 7 credit hours in the January term.
For purposes of determining course load for full-time status only, courses which have previously been passed with a grade lower than a C- and which are being re-taken will be counted at their normal credit hour value. However, these courses will carry no credit hour value toward graduation.