Course Load

How many courses can I take?

Applies to All Terms/Sessions

• Non-degree Students: Course load will vary whether a student is admitted as a Continuing Student or an Interest Student. 

Fall and Winter Term

• Part-time students who have been admitted to a degree program may take up to 18 units (or up to 9.0 units per term) during the Fall-Winter Terms.
  

Summer Term

• Due to the condensed time-frame of the Summer term, students are advised to take no more than two courses. Two courses during the Summer term is considered equivalent to a full-time load.
  Students in good standing taking more than 2 courses should closely monitor their ability to keep up with the assigned readings, to complete assignments on time, and to achieve a satisfactory academic standing in each course.

• Students on probation, with a number of previous failures or with outstanding work from a previous term should not exceed this course load.

• Students should be aware of the established deadlines for dropping courses without academic penalty and are expected to drop courses, if necessary, before deadlines. Taking more than 2 courses per term does not constitute sufficient grounds for an academic appeal to drop courses after the deadline.