Credit Hour Limits
Undergraduate Credit Hour Limits
Each college specifies a maximum number of credit hours for which a student may enroll during each of the summer sessions. Credit hour enrollment cannot exceed the limit for the student's college without written permission of the college Dean's office.
| College | Pre-Session | 8-Week | 1st 5-week | 2nd 5-week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Science & Natural Resources | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Architecture | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Arts & Sciences | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Business Administration | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Education & Human Sciences | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Engineering | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| General Studies | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Graduate Studies | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Journalism and Mass Communications | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Nursing | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Visiting (students-at-large, intercampus) | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
A combination of registration for the pre-session, 8-week, and/or the 1st 5-week session shall not exceed the limit allowed by the 8-week session.
Graduate Credit Hour Limits
For graduate students employed by UNL during the summer, there is a maximum number of credit hours for which a student may enroll during each summer session.
| Hrs employed/wk | Pre-Session* | 8-Week | 5-Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| * = one course permitted for a maximum of 3 credit hours | |||
| 0-7 hours | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 8-16 hours | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 17-20 hours | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| more than 20 hours | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Credit Hour Limits and Graduate Assistantships
Academic departments make assistantship appointments. Because of departmental responsibilities, summer assistants are limited to enroll for only two to eight credit hours of academic course work depending on the appointment and the summer session. To hold a graduate assistantship, a student must be admitted to a department or area with a specific graduate degree objective and must be enrolled during the entire tenure of the assistantship. Students should contact the chairperson of their major department early in the year to express interest and determine availability.
