Course Load - English Department
UCF defines full-time study as nine credit hours (three classes) per semester during the Fall and Spring and six hours (two classes) in the Summer. Please note that this definition of full-time study is set by the UCF Graduate College and has nothing to do with definition of full- or half-time status set by the US government for financial aid purposes. Contact Office of Student Financial Assistance for assistance on the latter issue.Students who receive assistantships must maintain full-time status.One of the most difficult transitions into graduate school is how much out-of-class preparation time each class takes relative to a three-credit-hour undergraduate class. Students who are used to four to five classes at a time in their undergraduate study are apt to assume that three classes will present an easy load. This is not the case. Full-time study is designed to be just that. If you are working a full-time job, have heavy family demands or other commitments, you should take fewer tha...