Course Load: Undergraduate

Policy Purpose

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The purpose of the policy is to define course load for undergraduate students.

• Policy Statement

  I. Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters
  • The maximum course load is nineteen (19) credits, unless permission for an overload is approved.

  
  II. Winter Session
  • The maximum course load for the winter session is four (4) credits.
  • Winter session credits are included in the total for the spring semester.

  
  III. Overload
  • Students with a cumulative ETSU GPA of 3.0 may be approved for a course load over nineteen (19).
  • The advisor recommends and the Dean (or designee) must approve registration for an overload.

  
  IV. Probationary Load
  • Any student on academic probation at the time of registration may enroll in a maximum of fifteen (15) credits, including audits.

  
  V. Exceptions
  • Students who do not have a cumulative ETSU GPA of 3.0 may request an overload under exceptional circumstances.

• Authority

  N/a
• Definitions

  N/a

   

• Policy History

  May 17, 2019

• Procedures

  1. Student meets with their academic advisor.

  
  2. If the advisor recommends the overload, the student requests permission for a course overload from the Dean (or designee) of their college.

  3. The Dean (or designee) verifies the student has a cumulative ETSU GPA of 3.0.

  
  4. The approval form is submitted to the Office of the Registrar for processing.

• Procedure History

  May 17, 2019

   
• Related Form(s)

  Overload Request Form

• Scope and Applicability

  Primary: Students
  Secondary: Academics