Fall and Spring
The following credit-hour amounts are the maximum study load for the specified groups:
| Undergraduate Students | 18 hours |
| New Graduate Students (except for Institute of Design and Stuart School of Business) |
15 hours their first semester |
| New ID Graduate Students | 18 hours |
| New Stuart Graduate Students | 11 hours |
| Continuing Graduate Students (except Stuart School of Business) |
18 hours |
| Continuing Stuart Graduate Students | 12 hours |
| Students on Probation | 15 hours |
| Certificate Students | 12 hours |
| Non-Degree Students | 9 hours |
Note: Registration beyond these limits requires approval.
Summer
The following credit-hour amounts are the maximum study load for the specified groups:
| New Undergraduate Students (summer is their first semester) |
5 hours |
| Continuing Undergraduate Students | 8 hours |
| Graduate Students | 9 hours |
| Non-Degree Students | 8 hours |
Note: Registration beyond these limits requires approval.
Request a Credit Overload
Undergraduate students who wish to request a credit increase for the current or future term(s) should complete the Credit Overload Request Form.
Graduate students should submit Form G701 (Graduate Student Petition) to the Graduate College to request an increase in maximum hours.