Maximum Number of Courses Permitted

Undergraduate Students

Students may register for up to 15 credit hours at the same time per semester, which is a 16-week period, although only 12 hours is needed to be considered a full-time student.  If the course start and end dates overlap another course, they are considered to be at the same time.

Course Overload Requests

If a student wishes to take more than 15 credit hours at the same time, they must obtain permission from the Registrar's office to carry a credit hour "overload."

• Students must be at least a sophomore (defined as having already completed 30 or more semester hours).
• Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Students cannot have any current courses on extension.

Generally, no course overload greater than 19 hours that overlap will be approved.

Master's Level Students

Students may register for up to 12 credit hours at the same time per semester, which is a 16-week period. If the course start and end dates overlap another course, they are considered to be at the same time.

Course Overload Requests

If a student wishes to take more than 12 semester credit hours at the same time, they must obtain permission from the Registrar's office to carry a credit hour "overload."

• Students must have already completed at least 9 master's-level credit hours at APUS.
• Students must have a GPA of 3.5 or above.
• Students cannot have any current courses on extension.

Generally, no course overload greater than 15 hours that overlap will be approved.

If students have any questions regarding taking course overloads, please contact [email protected].