Student full-time status is defined as earning a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

The following regulations concerning course load apply:

• Full-time students ordinarily register for 15 or 16 credit hours per semester. Those enrolling in science labs, fine arts performance courses or military science courses may register for 17-18 credits without special permission. In all other cases, students desiring to enroll in more than 16 credits, up to the 21-hour-per-semester maximum, must receive the approval of the dean for academic affairs. The cost for full-time students who enroll for credits above 16 in a given semester is $395 per credit hour. Students in the Honors Program who have a 3.75 GPA or higher for the previous semester may enroll in up to 19 credits for no extra charge.
• Students who are employed full time may be permitted to take a maximum of nine credit hours during a semester and have this count as resident study during the senior year upon written request to the dean for academic affairs.
• A student may audit a course, i.e., attend and participate without receiving credit, provided that space is available in the course and written permission of the instructor is obtained. After the course has started, the student’s status cannot be changed from audit to regular grade or vice versa. Audited courses may not be counted as part of the credit requirement for senior year in residence. To receive the audit grade (AU) on the transcript the student must satisfy the attendance and other course requirements set by the instructor for an official audit.