How many credit hours should I be taking? And what is the minimum and maximum course load allowed during a given semester?
Students normally enroll for 16 academic credit hours (4 courses) and often take one credit academic electives such as music or dance courses. Health/PE courses count as one credit non-academic credit courses. Sometimes students in consultation with their advisors choose to enroll in fewer credit hours to balance their schedules or more credit hours to achieve a particular academic goal. Students may not enroll in fewer than 12 credit hours, as Emory does not permit part-time status. However, students who will be graduating at the end of the subsequent semester may enroll in as few as one credit hour. Tuition below 12 credit hours will be charged on a per credit hour basis. In order to take fewer than 12 credit hours, students must complete an underload form in the Office for Undergraduate Education, 300 White Hall. If a student has an Emory grade point average (GPA) greater than 3.0 or will be graduating at the end of the subsequent semester, he or she may enroll in up to 22 total cre
