Ramapo College has established credit load limits for undergraduate students. Credit load limits for graduate students are defined by the individual graduate program.

Reason for Policy

To delineate credit load limits for students.

To Whom Does The Policy Apply

All Ramapo College students and graduate program directors.

Related Documents

Procedure

Policy and Procedure 300-S: Minimum Graduate Requirements

College Catalog

Contacts

Office of the Provost: 201-684-7532

Undergraduate Credit Load

Matriculated Undergraduate Students

Fall and Spring

A matriculated student who wishes to register for more than 18 credits per semester (at additional cost) must request that the Office of the Registrar raise their credit limit. If the student has under a 3.0 cumulative GPA, that student must obtain approval to raise the credit limit from their academic advisor prior to making the request to the Office of the Registrar. If the student is attempting to register for more than 20 credits, they must obtain approval from their school Dean. All matriculated undergraduate students should consult with the Office of Financial Aid before changing or exceeding credit load limits. Undergraduate students on academic probation should discuss their credit loads with their academic advisor prior to registration.

Winter

Students may register for a maximum of one course or 4 credits in the Winter session. Permission to register for more than the maximum noted above may be approved by the Dean of the school in which the student is majoring in or their designee.

Summer

Students may register for a maximum of 10 credits per session for a maximum of 20 credits for the entire Summer Session. Permission to register for more than the maximum noted above may be approved by the Dean of the school in which the student is majoring in or their designee.

Non-Matriculated Undergraduate Students:

Non-matriculated students may register for a maximum of 11 credits per semester with the exception of only 4 credits in the Winter session. Students may register for a total of 30 cumulative credits, at which point they may not continue unless they matriculate prior to registration.

Non-Matriculated Visiting Students from other accredited institutions may register for more than 11 credits per semester if they present a Visiting Student form (completed by the home institution) which verifies good academic standing, advisor approval of courses, and the home institution’s raised seal.

Non-matriculated students who already possess a bachelor’s degree may register for more than 11 credits per semester as well.

Graduate Student Credit Load

Matriculated Graduate Students

Each graduate program director will recommend to the Dean of the school that houses the program the maximum number of credits per semester or cohort term and will be posted to program’s Catalog page. The Dean will communicate that decision to the Registrar.

1. Permission to exceed the credit load limit must be secured from the Graduate Program Director, who will communicate the information to the Registrar.
2. Graduate students should discuss the implications of exceeding the credit load limit with the Office of Financial Aid prior to registering.
3. Non-degree students may only take up to 12 credits of graduate level courses before they must matriculate.
4. Current Ramapo undergraduates not enrolled in a graduate program can take up to 8 credits of graduate level courses. To take additional courses, students must be enrolled in the 4+1 undergraduate/graduate programs.

Exceptions to any of the above policy items require approval from the Dean.