/Institutions/City-University-of-Seattle/json/2018-2019/Catalog-local.json

/Institutions/City-University-of-Seattle/json/2018-2019/Catalog.json

2018-2019 Catalog > Academic Policies > Academic Policy > Definitions and Requirements of Academic Program Components, Residency, Class-year status, Credit Load and Credit Overload > Credit Overload Consideration

Credit Overload Consideration

The maximum credit load per term is fifteen (15) quarter credits for undergraduate students, twelve (12) quarter credits per term for graduate students and nine (9) quarter credits for doctoral students. Requests to exceed these limits may be approved by the school dean or designee on a case-by-case basis.

Undergraduate students may qualify for a credit overload if they currently have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and have earned at least (15) fifteen quarter credits at City University of Seattle and are in at least the third term of study. Graduate and doctoral students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 and have earned at least (9) nine quarter credits and must be at least in the third term of study at City University of Seattle.

After the first full quarter of enrollment at the discretion of the school dean or designee, undergraduate and graduate students who qualify under the above description may apply for course overloads. Permission to exceed the maximum credit load is extended to a student on a term-by-term basis. 
Students enrolled exclusively in a cohort program may exceed the established credit load policy on an exception basis depending upon the program’s pre-approved schedule rotation.

Students Receiving Financial Assistance

Both undergraduate and graduate students receiving financial assistance should consult the Office of Student Financial Services to determine whether they are subject to different limitations on maximum credit enrollment.