G.010 Academic Course Load
(Revised December 20, 2010) (Revised October 28, 2013) (Revised July 22, 2019)
The minimum load for a full-time student attending the fall or spring semester at MACC is 12 semester hours. The maximum load for the fall or spring semester is 18 semester hours. In order to complete an associate’s degree in two years, the recommended load for a full-time student is 16 hours per semester. However, some degrees may require completion of more than 16 hours in a semester as well as summer coursework due to the total hours required within the degree.
Six semester hours in any summer session is considered full time. Overload in the summer session is defined as more than 9 semester hours over any eight-week session, 6 semester hours over any four- week session, or 3 semester hours over any intersession. For overload purposes, intersession courses are considered separate from the eight-week and four-week summer sessions.
When requesting a course overload, students are expected to demonstrate evidence of prior academic success. Students who wish to enroll in more than 18 credit hours in a sixteen-week session or more than 9 hours in an eight-week session must request overload approval. Students who have a college cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher and have earned a minimum of 15 college-level credit hours may be approved by their advisor to enroll in up to 21 hours in a fall or spring semester or 12 hours in an eight-week session. Students who do not meet this prerequisite must obtain permission from the Dean of Academic Affairs, Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education, or the Dean of Health Sciences, as determined by the student’s major, to enroll in more than the maximum semester hours defined for any given semester.
A student will be classified as a sophomore after the satisfactory completion of 30 college semester hours.