Your college determines your Maximum Credit Hour Load, and written permission from your college dean or advising center is required to exceed the credit hour maximum.
The college dean's office for visiting students (students-at-large) and inter-campus students is the Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center.
If the maximum credit hour limit established by your college is exceeded, you may be required to decrease your credit hour load for the semester.
Fall Term Credit Limits
Undergraduate Credit Hour Registration Limits
| College | Term Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | 18 |
| Architecture | 18 |
| Arts and Sciences | 20 |
| Business | 19 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | 18 |
| Education and Human Sciences | 18 |
| Engineering | 18 |
| Exploratory and Pre-Professional | 18 |
| Fine and Performing Arts | 20 |
| Graduate Studies | 15 |
| Journalism and Mass Communications | 19 |
| Intercampus (UNK, UNMC, UNO) | 18 |
| Visiting (Student-at-Large) | 6 |
Graduate Credit Hour Registration Guidelines
Unemployed graduate students may register for a maximum of 15 credit hours (including any undergraduate courses). Graduate students who are employed are advised not to exceed the following registration guidelines:
| Hours Employed/week | Term Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Unemployed | 15 |
| 1/3-time | 12 |
| 1/2-time | 10 |
| Full-time | 6 |
Spring Term Credit Limits
Undergraduate Credit Hour Registration Limits
| College | Pre-Session | Regular Academic Session | Term Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Architecture | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| Arts and Sciences | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Business | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Education and Human Sciences | 4 | 18 | 23 |
| Engineering | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Exploratory and Pre-Professional | 4 | 18 | 21 |
| Fine and Performing Arts | 4 | 20 | 21 |
| Graduate Studies | 4 | 15 | 20 |
| Journalism and Mass Communications | 4 | 19 | 22 |
| Intercampus (UNK, UNMC, UNO) | 4 | 18 | 18 |
| Visiting (Student-at-Large) | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Graduate Credit Hour Registration Guidelines
Unemployed graduate students may register for a maximum of 15 credit hours (including any undergraduate courses). Graduate students who are employed are advised not to exceed the following registration guidelines:
| Hours Employed/week | Term Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Unemployed | 15 |
| 1/3-time | 12 |
| 1/2-time | 10 |
| Full-time | 6 |
Summer Term Credit Limits
Undergraduate Credit Hour Registration Limits
| College | 3-Weeks | 8-Weeks | First 5-Weeks | Second 5-Weeks | Term Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources* | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Architecture | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Arts & Sciences* | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Business* | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Criminal Justice* | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Education & Human Sciences | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Engineering | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Exploratory and Pre-Professional* | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Graduate Studies | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Journalism & Mass Comm | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| Visiting (students-at-large, intercampus) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
*A combination of registration for the 8-week session together with the 3-week session and/or the first 5-week session shall not exceed the limit allowed by the 8-week session.
Graduate Credit Hour Registration Limits
| Hours Employed/week | 3-Week* | 8-Week | 5-Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-7 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 8-16 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 17-20 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 20+ | 1 | 4 | 3 |
*One course permitted for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
Summer Student Enrollment Status by Credit Hours
| Status | Full-Time | 3/4 time | 1/2 time | Less than 1/2 time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 9+ hours | 6-8 hours | 4-5 hours | 1-3 hours |
| Graduate | 6+ hours | 4-5 hours | 3 hours | 1-2 hours |