Academic Year
- Full-time degree-seeking students at HSPH may not enroll in more than 27.5 credits and no less than 15 credits in a given term
- Part-time degree-seeking students wishing to enroll in more than 14.75 credits in a given term should submit a General Petition requesting to change their status to full-time
- Students may request an exception to the full-time credit limit by submitting a Request for Credit Limit Exception Form to the Registrar’s Office
- Audited courses count towards the total attempted credit limit of 27.5
For the full credit limit policy, please see the Student Handbook
Summer
Academic Year Students
Please be aware credit limits in the summer differ from the academic year. Students may enroll for up to 10 credits over the 2 month-long session. No more than 5 credits may be taken in each session. Full-time status is 5 or more credits in one session (either July or August) or 7.5 or more credits for both July and August. Part-time status is 2.5 credits in each session, no more than 5 credits for both July and August. Auditing is not permitted during the summer. Due to size limits and cohort requirements, enrollment in all courses cannot be guaranteed.
Please review our deadlines carefully.
Summer-Only and Summer-Focused Degree Students
Full-time students will be allowed to enroll in up to 15 credits for the six week Summer Session, with no more than 7.5 credits taken in either session. Part-time students will be allowed to enroll in up to 10 credits for the six week Summer Session, with no more than 5 credits taken in either session. Auditing is not permitted during the summer.
Please review our deadlines carefully.
