What is an average course load?
The normal course load per semester for undergraduate students is five courses plus activity human performance, Aerospace Studies, applied music, or ensemble (usually totaling 15 hrs). A student must be enrolled in 12 semester hours to be considered full time; the maximum course load is 18 semester hours except in the School of Music where 19 hours are permitted.
Nine to twelve credit hours (three to four classes) is an average course load for a full time graduate student who is not a GTA. The typical load for a GTA is ten hours during the semester when he or she is teaching one section of Expository Writing and seven hours during the semester when he or she is teaching two sections. Part-time students take smaller course loads, often just one or two classes each semester.
