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PhD Student Handbook
Degree Requirements - Residency and Course Load
The minimum residence requirement is three full years of study beyond the bachelor's degree. At least two consecutive semesters of full-time work (i.e., enrollment for a minimum of 30 hours of consecutive course work included on the program of study) must be spent in resident study on this campus. Undergraduate courses taken either to fulfill research skills requirements or to remove deficiencies may not be calculated in the 30 consecutive hours of resident credit. (See the Graduate Coordinator's Handbook for further details on this requirement)
A full-time course load is nine hours per semester during the academic year and six hours during the summer semester. However, Students on an assistantship must register for a minimum of 12 hours. (Students awarded university-wide assistantships must register for a minimum of 12 hours.). A graduate student using University facilities and/or staff time must register for a minimum of 3 hours of credit each semester. The maximum semester course load for any student is 18 hours per semester.
To exceed the maximum course load, a student must obtain approval from his/her Major Professor and the dean of the Graduate School. This can be done through O.A.S.I.S, and the student must see the major department for this clearance procedure. Generally, a request to exceed the maximum course load will not be approved unless the student satisfies the following guidelines: (1) is a prospective candidate (or candidate) for a graduate degree, (2) has a cumulative graduate average of 3.5 or higher, (3) has no incompletes on his/her graduate record, and (4) is not a first-semester student.
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