Overload Permission

Op3.04-36 Overload Permission

Permission must be obtained for hours taken over the maximum allowed as per the student’s level. Courses for which a student is enrolled on an audit basis are counted in hours for an overload.

Undergraduate students

Maximum*: 18 hours for fall or spring semesters. Maximum of 10 hours for summer sessions.

Students who have a 3.00 or higher GPA for a semester in which a minimum of 15 hours is carried may request permission for an overload from their advisor, which must then be approved by the dean of their college or if the major is undecided, from the Associate Vice President for Student Success.

Graduate students

Maximum*: 16 hours for fall or spring semesters. Maximum of 10 hours per summer sessions.

Graduate students may request permission for an overload from their advisor.

* Hours for fall include fall intersession; hours for spring include winter intersession; hours for summer include summer intersession

 

Procedures

Download Overload Permission Form

  • Bring form to the Office of the Registrar, Carrington Hall Room 320. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; or
  • Email scanned form to Registrar@MissouriState.edu from your Missouri State email account; or
  • Fax to 417-836-6334; or
  • Mail to Office of the Registrar, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897

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