Maximum Hours

Maximum Hours

Maximum Number of Credit Hours when Registering

Requests for schedule overloads must be recommended by the student's major school and approved by the Institute Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, by the petition process. Students who are enrolling at other institutions during the Summer term are expected to abide by this rule and petition for exceptions as needed. It is expected that a student's total enrolled hours for Summer would not exceed 16, without permission, regardless of whether the student is enrolled at Tech only or in a combination of hours at Tech and another institution.

Petition to the Faculty

Policies regarding the maximum number of credit hours for which a student may enroll are published in the Catalog.

Catalog: Rules & Regulations VI

Maximum Hours for Undergraduate Students

Fall and Spring

The maximum number of credit hours for which an undergraduate student may register during fall or spring term, based on their academic standing, is as follows:

Good21 credit hours per semester
Warning16 credit hours per semester
Probation14 credit hours per semester

Summer

The maximum number of credit hours for which an undergraduate student may register in a normal summer term, based on their academic standing, is as follows:

Good16 credit hours per semester
Warning14 credit hours per semester
Probation12 credit hours per semester

Maximum Hours for Graduate Students

Fall and Spring

The maximum number of credit hours for which an graduate student may register during fall or spring term, based on their academic standing, is as follows:

Good21 credit hours per semester
Warning21 credit hours per semester
Probation21 credit hours per semester

Summer

The maximum number of credit hours for which an graduate student may register in a normal summer term, based on their academic standing, is as follows:

Good16 credit hours per semester
Warning16 credit hours per semester
Probation16 credit hours per semester