OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
Request for Registration Overload
University Policy on Student Academic Load: Full policy available in the Undergraduate Bulletin.
“The maximum academic load for students with at least a 2.00 for both the semester and cumulative GPA is 18 credit
hours per semester or 14 credit hours per summer term. Student enrollment may not exceed ten (10) credit hours of half-
semester courses (i.e. first session, second session) or seven (7) credit hours per five-week summer session.
The m
aximum academic load for students with less than a 2.00 semester or cumulative GPA is 12 credit hours per semester
or summer term. Student enrollment may not exceed seven (7) credit hours of half-semester courses (i.e. first session,
second session) or seven (7) credit hours per five-week summer session.
Stud
ents holding a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or above may request permission of the dean of their college
to schedule up to 21 hours in a semester or 17 hours in the summer term. If permission is granted, student enrollment
may not exceed ten (10) credit hours of half-semester courses (i.e. first session, second session) or nine (9) credit hours
per five-week summer session.
A o
ne hour overload is permitted during a student’s last enrollment period (semester or summer term) if the one hour
overload will complete graduation requirements.
For all
students, the maximum academic load in the December interim term is three (3) credit hours.
The to
tal academic load resulting from concurrent enrollments at Arkansas State University and other institutions shall
not exceed the maximum loads stated above.”
Total Academic Load Requested Including non-A-State, correspondence, or off-campus courses: _______________
RECOMMENDED: ___________________________________________________________________________
Academic Advisor Date
APPROVED: ________________________________________________________________________________
Department Chair Date
APPROVED: ________________________________________________________________________________
Dean of College Date
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Office of Admissions, Records and Registration Date
Office of the Registrar
PO Box 1570 • State University, AR 72467 • (870) 972-2031 • registrar@astate.edu
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