Students make changes to their schedules with advisers' approval. The normal courseload for freshmen and upper-class students is 30 semester hours of credit per academic year. Normally students who complete an average of 15 credits per semester graduate in four years.
Freshmen often opt to take lighter loads during the first few semesters and heavier loads later.
Any course load above 18 credits per semester is considered an overload. In special cases, an upper-class student may register for an overload. The upper-class student who wishes to take more than 19 hours of credit must have an outstanding academic record, including satisfactory completion of all courses attempted and must obtain by petition the consent of the Student Academic Development Committee. Excluding advanced placement credit, freshmen normally are not permitted to receive credit for more than 34 credit hours that academic year. An overload charge is made for all credit hours attempted above 18 per academic semester.