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Enrollment and Course Loads
Continuous Enrollment
Once admitted to UHM, all graduate students need to be enrolled
continuously (excluding summer session) until they graduate.
Domestic students need to enroll in at least one credit each
semester. The one credit may be for course work, thesis, dissertation
or research. International students need to enroll full-time
each semester, in order to maintain their visa status.
Definitions of Full-Time, Half-Time and Maximum Course Loads
| Term |
Full-Time Load * |
Half-Time Load |
Maximum Load |
| spring or fall semester |
- eight credits
- six credits (for graduate assistants)
- one credit of 700F or 800 |
four credits |
- 16 credits
- nine credits (for graduate assistants) |
| summer session |
four credits per session or
a total of eight credits for two sessions |
two credits per session or a
total of four credits for two sessions |
eight credits per session |
* The Graduate Division considers
students in all of the following cases to be full-time:
- Students enrolled in eight credits or more per semester,
in degree-related courses.
- All graduate assistants (GAs) enrolled in six credits
or more per semester, in degree-related courses. Summer
enrollment is not required of GAs.
- Master's Plan A students enrolled in one credit of 700F.
- Doctoral students enrolled in one credit of 800.
- Students pursuing a joint degree with law or medicine
who are:
1) Considered full-time by the professional school and enrolled
in at least one degree-related course, or
2) Carrying a full-time load as defined by the Graduate
Division, or
3) Law students in their first year of study.
Degree-Related Courses
ELI courses and courses used to remedy undergraduate deficiencies
are considered degree-related. Audit courses are not considered
degree-related.
Academic Overload
Students may exceed maximum load limits only with approval
from the Graduate Division.
GAs who wish to enroll in more than nine credits in any semester
need to file a Graduate Assistant Petition to Enroll in More than 9 Credits with the Graduate Fellowships and
Scholarships Office. They are advised to consider carefully
the potential effects of academic overload on their ability
to maintain the required academic performance and to carry
out their GA duties.
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