The semester hour, the unit of credit, is the equivalent of a subject pursued one 50-minute period a week for approximately 14-15 weeks.\u00a0 Two or three periods of laboratory are required for each credit hour in any course.\u00a0 In order for students to complete most curricula in four calendar years, their semester credit load must average 15 credits each semester or 30 hours each year toward their degree.\u00a0 A student registering for more than 18 hours per semester must have special approval from the Dean of his\/her school.\u00a0 Normally, students having a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above may request permission from their Dean to register for more than 18 semester hours.\u00a0\u00a0 The Registrar\u2019s Office will not accept the Registration Schedule if an overload of credit hours is requested without such approval.\u00a0 Under no circumstances will a student be allowed to carry more than 21 credit hours per semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Semester hour credit may be converted to quarter hour credit by dividing by two-thirds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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