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. No student may take more than 21 credit hours per semester. If a student registers for an overload and then withdraws from the College, a refund will be made according to the refund policy explained under Student Finances.
Some courses extend over more than one term.
All courses must be completed, however, within one academic year, not including the summer. All special arrangements for programs must be made in the Registrar's Office. Auditing Courses Persons who wish to audit classes may make arrangements with the Registrar to attend one or more courses without receiving grades or credit. The transcript does carry notations of audited courses. Permission of the course instructor is necessary and an auditing fee must be paid in the Business Office.