University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog
Course Load
University Policy
Each unit has established its own
policy regarding normal and
maximum course loads. Refer to
unit information below.
Additional Unit Policies
College of Arts and Sciences
The normal program of studies in
the fall and spring semesters is 15
semester hours, and the maximum
load is 17 semester hours.
Students who have completed a
minimum of 30 hours at U of L and
who have a cumulative grade point
average of at least 3.0 may obtain
permission to take more than 17
hours from the Arts and Sciences
Advising Center. All other students
must petition the Admissions and
Appeals Committee for permission
for an overload. The recommended
maximum load in summer sessions
is 7 semester hours in each of the
five-week terms. Students with a
3.0 grade point average at the
University of Louisville may take a
total maximum of 17 hours in the
summer sessions with no more
than nine hours in any one five-
week term. Students on academic
warning or probation and students
admitted in conditional status are
limited to 13 hours during the fall
and spring semesters and to a total
of ten semester hours during the
summer sessions.
College of Business
Registration for 12 or more credit
hours during a semester (or for 3
credit hours of approved COB Co-
op) entitles a student to full-time
status. Students may take up to 17
credit hours each Fall and Spring
semester. In special circumstances,
students enrolled as majors may
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request more than 17 hours in the
College of Business Reinhardt
Academic Center. Students are
limited to 4 hours in the three week
term and to 7 hours (including A &
S courses) during each five-week
term of the summer semester.
Students on academic warning and
probation are restricted to a
maximum of 13 hours per
semester and no more than one
course per summer term. All COB
students considering COB Co-op
should evaluate course loads in
terms of individual needs and plan
accordingly with the assistance of
an academic advisor. COB Co-op
students working thirty hours a
week or more are encouraged to
limit course loads. Full-time student
status is granted for any student
registered for three (3) credit hours
of co-op during one semester.
Students should check with their
financial aid lending institution
when considering the impact of
COB Co-op on financial planning for
semesters involving co-op work.
Students planning to register for
COB Co-op are expected to include
their co-op course hours in total
course load calculations and
adhere to the maximum course
load restrictions. Only students in
good standing may register for
COB Co-op.
Note: The College of Business reserves the
right to administratively withdraw students
from courses based on academic policies.
Dental Hygiene Program
The normal program of studies in
the fall and spring semesters is 12-
16 semester hours, and the
maximum of 17 semester hours.
Students who have superior
scholastic records may request to
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carry 18 semester hours. The
maximum load in summer sessions
is 3 semester hours for the first
term and 7 semester hours in a
second term. Students on
academic warning and probation
and students admitted on limited
load are limited to 14 hours during
the fall and spring semesters and
to a total of 10 semester hours
during the summer session.
The normal program of studies in
the Upper Level for fall and spring
semesters for the junior year is
approximately 17-18 semester
hours. The normal course load in
the summer session is
approximately 5 semester hours.
The senior course load for fall is
approximately 18 and 12 for the
spring semester.
College of Education & Human
Development
The normal program of studies is
15 hours per semester. The
maximum load is 17 hours. The
maximum load for the summer
session is 15 hours. Students
whose grades have demonstrated
their scholastic ability may be
permitted by the dean to exceed
the maximum. Forms to receive
this approval can be secured in the
Advising Office. Students who are
admitted in conditional status or
are on academic probation are
limited to 14 hours during the fall
and spring semesters. Students on
academic probation are limited to
10 hours for the summer session.
No student may receive credit for a
course for which he or she has not
regularly registered except by
obtaining extramural credit. A
student will receive credit only for
the number of hours officially
published with a course except in
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courses that carry variable credit.
No transcript of credit is issued for
any student who has unpaid
University accounts.
Kent School of Social Work
Students must enroll for a
minimum of 12 credit hours per
semester during the fall and spring
semesters. Full-time study is
defined as a minimum of 12 hours
of credit during a regular semester
and 6 hours during the Summer.
Students may carry 12-16 hours
per regular semester as a normal
course load. During the summer
semester, 12 hours are seen as the
maximum enrollment allowed.
School of Music
Students will not be permitted to
register for more than two hours in
excess of the prescribed
requirements in their course for
any semester without special
permission. No excess is allowed
during the first semester of
residence. A student who has a
grade point average of 3.0 may be
permitted to take hours in excess
of the prescribed requirement, with
the consent of the advisor and the
Dean.
A student may receive credit only
for courses for which he/she has
officially registered, and only for
the number of hours specified for
such courses in the catalog.
School of Nursing
The minimum course load for a full-
time student is 12 credit hours. The
maximum load allowed for most
students is 17 credit hours.
Additional hours may be taken with
special permission from the
Associate Dean for Undergraduate
Programs.
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Speed School of Engineering

Registration for 12 or more credit
hours during a semester entitles an
undergraduate student to full-time
status. Students may take a
maximum of 18 credit hours each
fall and spring semester and 13
credit hours in the summer term. In
special circumstances during fall
and spring semesters, students
may register for 19 credit hours
with permission from the Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs.

Students on either limited load,

academic warning, or academic
probation status are limited to no
more than 13 credit hours during
fall and spring semesters and 7
credit hours during the summer
term.

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