Normal and Minimum Class Loads
The normal class load for a full-time undergraduate student is 15 to 18 credit hours per semester, and the minimum class load is 12 credit hours per semester. One semester hour credit of required physical education (HPER 1010-1053 series, or one semester hour credit of aerospace studies at the 100 or 200 level may be added to the normal load).
Probationary Student Class Loads
A student who incurs scholastic probation in any semester (see scholarship standards) will be allowed to carry a maximum of 13 semester hours. Course credits beyond the maximum load of 13 hrs. will be dropped from the student’s schedule.
Freshmen may not register for hours in excess of their normal course load. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors whose cumulative grade-point averages are 3.00 or above may register for as many as three credit hours in excess of the normal course load-up to a total of 21 credit hours.
Seniors whose grade-point averages are 2.00 or above may register for as many as three credit hours in excess of their full curricular load up to a total of 21 credit hours. In all cases, the student must apply to his school dean, who may approve request for such increases in class loads. The school dean must notify the Admissions Office in writing of each case approved.
Twelve semester hours constitute full time status for undergraduate students for the Fall and Spring semesters. Course loads of 18 hours in the Fall and Spring and 15 hours in the Summer are permitted without special approval for undergraduate students in good academic standing—not on probation.
A three-hour over load may be approved during the Fall and Spring for sophomores, juniors and seniors with cumulative degree averages of 3.00 and above. A three hour over load is permitted for graduating seniors (those who are certified by their advisors as prospective graduates for the current semester—not just senior classification). The maximum course load for any undergraduate student during the Fall and Spring is 21 hours, including courses being taken at TSU and any other institution.
All overloads must be approved prior to the student enrolling in the course. The maximum course load for undergraduate students for Summer, (including courses taken at TSU and other institutions), is 15 hours in regular sessions (6 Summer I, 6 Summer II, 3 full) combined. The three hour overload may be approved for sophomores, juniors and seniors with cumulative degree averages of 3.00 and above and for prospective Summer graduates. No student may enroll in more than 18 hours during the 2 week intersession and the 10 week regular sessions, combined.