Request for Graduate Student Overload
(To be completed by student’s major advisor)
Date:
Department:
Student ID Number:
Student Name:
College:
Degree:
Total Requested
Hours of Coursework:
GRADUATE STUDENT LOAD:
The load of full-time graduate students may not exceed 15 semester hours, including any undergraduate courses,
per regular semester or the full summer term (which includes May and August interim) without special overload
permission. The total academic load resulting from concurrent enrollments at Arkansas State University and
other institutions shall not exceed the maximum loads stated above. Nine graduate hours or more for Fall and
Spring terms are considered full-time; six hours or more cumulative over all summer terms are considered
full-time. Graduate students enrolled in an accelerated on-line degree program are considered full-time when
enrolled in at least three graduate hours.
Form must be submitted to the Ofce of Admissions, Records and Registration after electronic signatures are completed.
Please ensure any relevant additional documentation is attached to the generated email.
Program Director Signature:
Advisor Signature:
College Dean Signature:
The Graduate School IS GRANTING PERMISSION to exceed the 15 Semester Hours.
The Graduate School IS NOT GRANTING PERMISSION to exceed the 15 Semester Hours.
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