The maximum credit load during one semester is 14 hours. Graduate assistants are limited to 12 hours. The maximum credit load during a four-week summer session is six hours. Not more than 12 semester hours may be completed during the two four-week summer sessions. Exceptions must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.

A full-time load is 9 or more semester hours; three-fourths load is 6.75 semester hours; half-time is 4.5 semester hours; and part-time is one to three semester hours. Full-time students should not expect to complete the master's degree in nine months. Graduate credit is awarded in letter grades of A, B, C, D, F.