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  Graduate School–Newark 2010–2012 Academic Policies and Procedures Registration and Course Information Minimum and Maximum Programs  

Minimum and Maximum Programs


A full-time academic load is defined as 9 or more credits, and a normal credit load is 15. One credit is defined as one class hour a week through a 15-week semester. A load of 18 credits or more requires the approval of the dean of the Graduate School–Newark.

The following students must register for a full-time program of 9 or more credits: graduate fellows, research interns (some credits must be associated with degree-related research), and graduate and teaching assistants. Fellows, interns, and assistants must register their appointments according to the appropriate designations in the Schedule of Classes.

 
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