Approved original – student’s folder/Dean’s office
c: Advisor REV. February 2020
COURSE OVERLOAD APPROVAL
The number of semester hours required for the completion of each year of a curriculum is established
by the academic college. Only with the written permission of the student's academic dean will a
student be permitted to register for more than 18
credit hours for the fall or spring semester or more
than 15 credit hours for the summer session. The maximum course load for a graduate student is 12
hours in a regular semester and 9 hours in a summer session. Exceptions must be approved by the
dean of the college granting the degree.
TO: _________________________________________
Dean
C
OLLEGE: _________________________________________
F
ROM: _________________________________________
Department Head
Department of _____________________________
D
ATE: ____________
RE
: STUDENT NAME: _________________________
S
TUDENT ID: N _______________
C
URRENT GPA: ______
E
XPECTED DATE OF GRADUATION: _______________
GRADUATE STUDENT: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT: (Check One)
The above referenced student is requesting permission to take a total of _____ credit hours for
the _________________ semester/session.
JUSTIFICATION: ____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1. Approved/Disapproved: _________________________________________ __________
Advisor Date
2
. Approved/Disapproved __________________________________________ __________
Department Head Date
3
. Approved/Disapproved __________________________________________ __________
Dean Date
4
. Approved/Disapproved __________________________________________ __________
Director of Graduate Studies Date
(Graduate Students Only)
