Unit of Instruction and Course Load
Augustana grants academic credit using the semester hour as the basic unit of instruction. Students taking 9 credit hours or more in a regular semester and 3 to 4 credit hours in the January term are regarded as full-time students.
International graduate students (non-U.S. citizens) must carry a minimum load of nine (9) credit hours during both the Fall and Spring semesters to maintain their student status with the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service. Exceptions to this rule are allowed in only two cases:
a. In the student’s final semester if the student needs fewer than 9 credit hours to graduate, or
b. In another semester if all required courses, except sequential courses, have been taken.