A student (other than a senior taking graduate courses with appropriate authorization; see "Seniors Taking Graduate Courses" on page 49) must be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies to receive graduate credit for courses taken or to take courses at the 600-level or above.
A full-time graduate student is one enrolled in courses totaling nine to twelve semester hours a semester. The maximum course load for a graduate student is 13 semester hours a semester. A student employed full-time (40 or more clock hours a week) may schedule no more than 6 semester hours of graduate work a semester without permission of the faculty advisor or the department chair if the student does not have an advisor. A full-time teacher working toward certification is limited to two courses a semester and a maximum of four three-hour courses an academic year (nine months).
Students should schedule required undergraduate prerequisites or deficiencies early in the graduate program.
Students working on a thesis or dissertation must register for thesis or dissertation credit each semester they receive supervision. All students pursuing a doctoral degree and who have completed the minimum coursework requirements for that degree must register for a minimum 3 semester hours of graduate credit (to include dissertation credit) each fall and spring semester until all degree requirements are complete. Thesis and dissertation supervision courses are graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.