The academic year is divided into two 15 week semesters, plus a week of final exams. If prerequisites are completed, students may register for courses beyond their classification.
All courses are semester long unless noted otherwise in the course descriptions.
Each semester hour represents 50 minutes per week of lecture or recitation. The length of a laboratory period depends upon the requirements of the course. Normally, one semester hour of credit is awarded for satisfactory work in one hour of class or two hours of laboratory or studio work per week for a semester. Students who have not declared a major by the junior year will not be allowed to pre-register for the spring semester until the Major Petition is on file in the office of academic affairs. A student must carry at least 12 hours of credit per semester to be considered a full time student.