Academic Load
The unit of credit is the semester hour. One hour of classroom instruction and two hours of outside preparation for 15 weeks equals one semester hour of credit. The normal academic load per term is 16 semester hours. Students may take up to 20 semester hours per term. By policy of the University faculty, a student seeking to register for more than 20 hours must have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Petitions for a Credit Overload must be presented to the Dean of the student’s program and approved. North Park reserves the right to restrict a student’s program if employment or other conditions involve a risk to the student’s health or scholarship.