This	Replaces
File:	215.0	170.3,215.0
Date:	4/13/01	10/01/96

ORIGINATOR: University Registrar and Vice Provost, Student Affairs

SUBJECT: Policy 215.00 – Student Academic Load And Enrollment Status

1. Introduction
   1. Students are advised to limit their course loads to conform with the demands of their employment and the time they have to prepare for courses.
   2. The Registrar’s Offices of UMUC-Adelphi, UMUC-Europe, UMUC-Asia, and Schwäbisch Gmünd provide the respective official certification of students' enrollment status. Statements of enrollment issued by other offices are unofficial.
   3. The definition of normal academic load may vary across different types of graduate programs, including the MBA, Doctor of Management, and executive master’s degrees, according to their format.
2. Graduate Programs
   1. A normal load for full-time students or those employed for no more than 20 hours a week is generally 9 semester hours per semester. Fully employed students are generally limited to a maximum of 6 semester hours in the fall and spring semesters and 3 semester hours during the summer.
   2. Full-time students who are not employed or who work fewer than 20 hours a week may petition to take additional courses by submitting a request in writing to the Associate Provost, Graduate Student Affairs (except for those students in the MBA program and/or I-20 students), at least one month before the beginning of the semester.
   3. Students who have previously been in academic jeopardy are cautioned against taking a larger course load. Graduate students are required to maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and those who have previously been in academic jeopardy have already used the one option to repeat.
3. Undergraduate Programs
   1. Full-time status in a 15-week semester requires enrollment in at least 12 semester hours.
   2. Full-time status in an 8-week term requires enrollment in at least 6 semester hours.
   3. Half-time status in a 15-week semester requires enrollment in at least 6 semester hours.
   4. Half-time status in an 8-week term requires enrollment in at least 3 semester hours.
   5. In no case may a student register for more than 18 semester hours in a 15-week semester or 9 semester hours in a 8-week term without written permission from the appropriate student affairs unit. Written requests must be submitted at least one month before the beginning of the semester or term.