Credit Hour Load Policy

Undergraduate credit hour load

• Fall or Spring semester, an undergraduate may not enroll for more than 19 semester credit hours
• Summer, an undergraduate may not enroll for more than 17 semester credit hours.

*Exceptions require the approval of the department chairperson, program director, or associate dean.  Exceptions will only be considered if additional coursework is in the best interest of the student, and the student is in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the previous two semesters.

The official university policy is available in the undergraduate catalog.

TWU Enrollment Status hours guideline

Undergraduate Students

Fall, Spring, Summer semesters:

• Full time: 12 + credit hours
• Half time: 6 – 11 credit hours
• Less than Half time: 1 – 5 credit hours

Graduate Students

Fall, Spring, Summer semesters:

• Full time: 9 + credit hours
• Half time: 5 – 8 credit hours
• Less than Half time: 1 – 4 credit hours