School of Education

Full-time graduate students typically enroll in 9 to 12 credit hours per semester.

Specialist and doctoral students should normally carry no more than 12 credit hours per semester.

Master's and licensure students may be able to carry 15 credit hours per semester.

The maximum allowable course load for graduate students is 16 credit hours in a fall or spring semester.

At Bloomington, the maximum load in Summer Session I (six weeks) is 6 hours. The maximum load in Summer Session II (eight weeks) is nine (9) credit hours. At Indianapolis, each summer session is six weeks long, and the maximum allowable course load for each session is 7 credit hours. A maximum of three (3) credit hours may be earned in each summer intensive session.

Graduate Assistants and Instructors

Graduate students holding appointments such as associate instructor, graduate assistant, and research assistant for 15 hours per week (37.5 % full time equivalency) or more must be registered for six (6) credit hours during each semester (no registration is required during summer sessions).

Graduate Fellows

Fellowship holders who do not hold a position as a graduate assistant, research assistant, or associate instructor must enroll in a minimum of eight (8) credit hours per semester.

International Students

International students who do not hold a position as a graduate assistant, research assistant, or associate instructormust enroll in at least eight (8) credit hours per semester in order to meet visa requirements.

Students with Government Student Loans

Students holding government guaranteed student loans must be enrolled in at least eight (8) credit hours per semester.