A3100.80 Academic Classification and Course Load

Statement

Academic Classification and Course Load

It is the policy of the Board of Trustees that a freshman student is one who has earned less than 30 semester hours of college credit.  A sophomore student is one who has earned 30 or more semester hours of college credit.  A full-time student is one who carries 12 or more credit hours during the fall and spring semesters or six or more credit hours during the summer semester. A part-time student is one who carries less than 12 credit hours in a given semester. A full-time student may enroll for a maximum of 18 credit hours during the fall or spring semesters or 9 hours in the summer. Guidelines for enrolling in more than the maximum number of credit hours are published by Shawnee Community College. 

To enroll in more than the maximum number of credit hours, the following guidelines are to be followed: 

1. Students with 30 or more credit hours earned at Shawnee Community College with a grade point average of 3.20 or more may carry up to 21 hours.
2. Students with 30 or more credit hours earned at Shawnee Community College with a grade point average of less than 3.20 or students with less than 30 credit hours earned at Shawnee Community College with a grade point average of 3.20 or more must secure the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Learning’s signature to carry up to 21 credit hours.
3. Students with less than 30 credit hours earned at Shawnee Community College and with less than a 3.00 grade point average must secure the signature of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Learning to carry up to 21 credit hours.

A full-time student during the summer semester must meet the requirements outlined above to enroll for more than nine semester hours of credit.