TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
REQUEST FOR GRADUATE STUDENT OVERLOAD
________________Semester/Year
Name__________________________________ T#______________________
(Last, First, Middle)
Major:_________________________________ Graduation Date:________________
Sem. Hrs. Requested:_____________
From the Graduate Catalog: The maximum permissible load is 16 hours of credit during
the Fall Semester, Spring Semester and the Summer Semester (these are inclusive
totals of credits earned at all institutions). An overload of graduate credit is not permitted
in these semesters. Students who are serving as graduate assistants are limited to
course loads appropriate to the extent of their service. A full-time assistant may not
exceed 12 hours of credit per semester and a half-time assistant may not exceed 14
hours of credit per semester. In extenuating circumstances, a full-time assistant may
take up to 14 hours per semester if approval is granted by the major advisor, the
Department Chair and the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate
Studies.
My extenuating circumstances:
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Student’s Signature
It is my recommendation this overload be approved based on these circumstances.
_________________________________ _________________________________
Advisor’s Signature Department Chair’s Signature
_________________________________ _________________________________
Date Date
Approval of Graduate School___________________________________________
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