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Course Overloads
FALL AND SPRING
During the Fall/Spring semesters, a student may register for the maximum of 16 credit hours. No student may carry a course overload during the first semester of study at Northeastern.
SUMMER
During the Summer semesters, a student may register for a maximum of 14 credit hours.
No student may carry a course overload during the first semester of study at Northeastern.
OVERLOAD REQUIREMENTS
Approval for a course overload is required under the following conditions:
• An enrollment of more than 16 hours (Fall/Spring) or more than 14 hours (Summer)
To be considered for a course overload students must:
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Pass the English Competency Exam by the student’s fourth term of enrollment.
• Write a petition explaining the compelling reason the overload is necessary.
• Submit the letter of petition to the appropriate college Dean or Department.
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
• Undergraduates who have officially declared a major or pre-major in the College of
Arts & Sciences
• Undergraduates who have not yet declared a major or pre-major
• Undergraduates and Graduate students-at-large.
Dean of the College of Business and Management
• Undergraduates who have officially declared a major or pre-major in the College of
Business & Management
Dean of the College of Education
• Undergraduates who have officially declared a major or pre-major in the College of
Education
• Graduate students-at-large officially admitted to a certification program
Dean of the Graduate College
• Graduates admitted to a Masters degree program
Director of Non Traditional Degree Programs
• Undergraduates officially admitted to the Board of Governors/BA program or the
University Without Walls program
The Dean’s office may delete a course(s) from a student’s record if permission is not granted.
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