The typical full-time undergraduate course load is 15-18 credit hours each semester. Students should take between 30 and 33 hours annually in order to graduate in four years. The minimum full-time load for an undergraduate student is 12 semester hours a semester. A part-time undergraduate student is one who is enrolled in less than 12 semester hours. Permission of the student's dean is necessary to enroll in 21 hours or more, including concurrent enrollment at other institutions and simultaneous correspondence courses. A student enrolling for a minimum load each semester should not expect to graduate in four years unless he or she enrolls in summer terms in addition to the regular academic year.