Student Scholastic Load
The minimum credit hour load to be considered a full-time undergraduate student is 12 semester hours during a fall or spring semester or six semester hours during a regular summer session. The maximum credit hour load permitted is 18 hours during a fall or spring semester, six hours during a regular summer session and six hours during long summer (Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter A, Rule § 4.6). Students wishing to exceed the maximum credit hour load must obtain permission from the Dean of the College of their major.