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- Application Policies and Procedures - Graduate
- Financial Assistance
- Costs and Financial Information
- Academic Affairs
- Student Status, Classification and Academic Standing
- Special Academic Programs and Study Options
- External Credits, Substitutions and Placement
- Grading Procedures and Policies
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Undergraduate Course Load
Policy number: AA015EN
Last review date: Fall 2023
Next review date: Fall 2025
Issuing office: Academic Affairs
The normal course load is four academic courses per semester. The minimum course load for full-time students is 12 credits. Upon petition, an undergraduate student who has earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.80 in courses taken at AUP may be permitted to register for five four-credit courses. It is generally not recommended that graduate students enroll in more than four courses in a semester, and no student can take an overload in their first semester at AUP. Credit Overload Petitions are available on the Academic Forms webpage.
Students can take a one-or two-credit course without paying an overload charge if their total semester credit load is 18 or fewer. If the total semester credit load exceeds 18 credits, overloads are charged per credit for the entirety of the additional course. For example, if students register for a fifth, four-credit course, totaling 20 semester credits, they will be billed for the entire fifth course (i.e., four credits).
Who is affected by this policy: Undergraduate students.
Responsibilities:
The Office of the Registrar approves overload petitions and advises students when they can enroll in a fifth four-credit course.
Issuing office and contact: The Office of Academic Affairs, 5, boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg Paris, 75007, Tel. +33 1 40 62 06 04.