Study Load
A full-time study load for graduate students is 9 credit hours. To qualify for financial aid enrolling in a minimum of 5 credit hours is required. Graduate students may take up to a maximum of 12 credit hours per semester, including undergraduate hours. No more than 10 credit hours may be taken in an eight-week session.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that graduate students in their first semester take no more than 9 hours (fall or spring) or 6 hours (summer). Regional Program Coordinators may vary the session requirements and set candidate hours in accordance with School of Education policies, local school system needs, and college schedules.
Doctoral Program: Full-time study load for students enrolled in Area I and Area II in the Ed.D. program is a minimum of 6 credit hours. Students who have completed Area I and Area II course work and who have successfully passed the comprehensive examinations move to the dissertation phase (Area III). Thereafter, as students progress through the dissertation (Area III) phase, they must be enrolled in a minimum of 1 credit hour to be considered full-time doctoral candidates.
Students receiving VA Benefits: For VA purposes, a full-time study load for graduate nonstandard term is 3 credit hours per accelerated session (less than 15 weeks), and a minimum of 6 credit hours for the total semester (16 weeks). All other study load requirements are based on the standard full-time study load for graduate students.