Student Classifications (Graduate)

Enrollment Classification

Graduate students achieve full-time status by enrolling in nine (9) or more graduate semester hours during the fall, spring, or summer terms. International students must enroll in a minimum of nine (9) graduate semester hours per term during the fall and spring terms. Enrollment in more than four (4) and fewer than nine (9) semester hours will qualify as one-half time status with the exception of enrollments in culminating experiences listed below:

• BA 800 - Master’s Thesis (6 semester hours)  
• CN 767 - Internship I: School Counseling  
• CN 777 - Internship I: Clinical Mental Health Counseling  
• CN 787 - Internship I: Higher Education Counseling & Student Affairs  
• CN 768 - Internship II: School Counseling  
• CN 778 - Internship II: Clinical Mental Health Counseling  
• CN 788 - Internship II: Higher Education Counseling & Student Affairs  
• ED 810 - Master’s Thesis or Project  

Students enrolled in culminating experiences are full-time for the purposes of enrollment status, financial aid, military benefits, and SEVIS classification.

Overload Policy

Graduate students achieve full-time status by enrolling in nine (9) semester hours. Any graduate student who intends to enroll in more than 9 semester hours must receive special permission to do so from the Program Director or designee.

The following conditions apply to gain approval for an academic overload:

1. The student must have completed at least one prior semester at Lakeland University.
2. The student’s cumulative GPA must be above 3.5.
3. The student may enroll in no more than twelve (12) semester hours in any given term.