Course Load

Graduate School policy dictates that a graduate student who receives a full tuition waiver during any semester in which he or she holds an assistantship, fellowship or traineeship is required to register for at least nine semester hours, including thesis research and seminars.

All teaching assistants, as well as students receiving fellowship or traineeships stipends, are required to register for CS 6930 (Computer Science Seminar) for one semester hour.

Students must be registered for at least three hours per semester, exclusive of summer semester, in order to remain in a graduate degree program. Students who do not maintain continuous registration and who have not been granted a leave of absence by the Graduate School are subject to being discharged from the degree program. Students must be registered for at least three semester hours during the semester of the student's thesis defense.

Normally, nine semester hours per semester is considered a full load for graduate students. Students being supported via research or teaching assistantships who wish to receive tuition waivers must register for between nine and twelve hours per semester, as described above.

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