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MSU recognizes nine (9) hours of courses for credit is a full-time load for graduate students. Students with graduate assistantships may be considered full-time when enrolled for six hours of graduate credit during the fall and spring semesters, and three hours during the summer sessions. Students with Federal Loans should refer to the Federal Loan Agency’s definition of a full-time load, which may vary from the MSU definition. The maximum graduate course load, including any undergraduate course work or deficiency, may not exceed 12 hours during the fall or spring semesters. For each five-week summer term, 6-7 hours of course-work constitutes a maximum load
If a course overload exception is to be made in any individual instance, a graduate student must have a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.0. Permission to exceed the credit hour limit can be granted only by the collegiate graduate coordinator and dean of the college in which the student is a major. A Graduate Course Overload Form, available on line or in the dean’s office, must be completed by the student and signed by the dean to authorize exceptions. Under no circumstances will an overload exception be granted to a student who does not have a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Graduate students petitioning to take more than 16 hours in any semester must have approval of the dean, the collegiate graduate coordinator and the university graduate coordinator in the Provost Office.
Link To Overload Form
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