Course Credit Limit for Fall/Spring Terms

The standard course load for a full-time student is 15 credits per semester. A full-time student must carry a minimum of 12 credits per semester, but can register for up to 17 credits during the initial registration period. In addition, during the open add/drop period, up to 19.5 credits may be taken by students who have attended Eastern full-time for one semester and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 or better. Up to 21 credits may be taken by those who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and who carried at least 18 credits in a previous semester at Eastern. No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 credits in any given semester. On rare occasions, exceptions to the course load requirements are made. Exceptions to these polices must be approved by submitting an Academic Appeal via your eWeb account. (Submitting an Appeal does not guarantee approval.)

Please note that an additional per credit tuition fee applies to those credits in excess of 18 per semester. Please check with the Bursar's Office for the per credit fee.