Academic Status and Load
Course Load (Full Time Status)
Course Load (Part Time Status)
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Course Load (Full Time Status)
The normal course load of a regular full-time undergraduate student is sixteen semester credits. For academic purposes, the minimum full-time course load is twelve credits. The maximum load for students in good standing is eighteen semester credits in one semester; for students on probation, the maximum is fifteen credits or five courses.
In general, students must be registered for a minimum of six credits per semester to be considered full-time at the graduate/doctoral level .
Course Load (Part Time Status)
Undergraduate students are considered to be at part-time status if enrolled in eleven (11) credits or less in a semester at Gonzaga and graduate or doctoral students in five (5) credits or less.
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As 128 semester credits are required to graduate from Gonzaga, sixteen (16) semester credits per semester on average need to be completed to meet undergraduate degree completion in four years. |
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An undergraduate student is classified as a First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year based upon the cumulative number of semester credits he/she has earned: |
First Year Student
A student with 25 or less cumulative credits earned toward a degree.
Second Year Student
A student who has earned between 26 and 59 semester credits toward a degree.
Third Year Student
A student who has earned between 60 and 95 semester credits toward a degree.
Fourth Year Student
A student who has earned 96 or more semester credits toward a degree.
Post Baccalaureate Student
A post-baccalaureate student has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and is not admitted to a graduate program. He or she may be pursuing a second bachelor's degree or attending for personal enrichment.
Non-Matriculated Student
A student who is not a candidate for a degree, including someone who is only auditing courses.
Graduate Student
A student admitted with graduate standing and accepted into a graduate degree program of the University.
Graduate Non-Matriculated Student
A student who has obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution who may or may not be pursuing a graduate level degree who has not formally been admitted and accepted into a graduate level degree program. No more than twelve semester credits taken as a graduate non-matriculated student will apply toward a graduate degree.
Doctoral Student
A student with a bachelor and master's degree from accredited institutions who has formally been admitted with doctoral standing and accepted into a doctoral degree program.
Doctoral Non-Matriculated Student
A student who has obtained a bachelor's and master's degree from an accredited institution who may or may not be pursuing a doctoral level degree who has not formally been admitted and accepted into a doctoral level degree program.
The University course numbering system gives an indication of the expectations for the level at which the course is taught.
Lower Division Courses:
Below 100- Remedial in nature; University credit is granted for no more than two courses numbered below 100 and the courses do not fulfill any core or major requirements.
100 - 199 - Primarily first and second year courses for which there are normally no prerequisites.
200 - 299 - Courses with usually one prerequisite; primarily for first and second year undergraduates.
Upper Division Courses:
300 - 399 - Courses usually with prerequisites; primarily for third and fourth year undergraduates.
400 - 499 - Courses with prerequisites; primarily fourth year undergraduates.
500 - 599 - Graduate level courses (may be taken by third and fourth year undergraduates with Dean's permission; these courses do not count toward a baccalaureate degree).
600 - 699 - Graduate level courses for graduate students only.
700 - 799- Graduate level courses for doctoral students only.
