Course Load Policy

Students enrolled in the Education program at NSU are fulltime students if they are registered and complete 12 credits (four courses) per 16-week semester. If a student wishes to take 15 credits (five courses) per 16-week semester, they must consult with their academic program manager or academic advisor to comply with the following requirements.

• Students must have successfully completed all communications and mathematics general education requirements
• Students must provide passing scores on all parts of the CLAST, General Knowledge Test or the equivalent PRAXIS sections.
• Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the major, and
• The fifth course must be an ESOL course, not a course with a prefix of EDUC, ELEM, ESED, EDEC or EECP.

A student may be considered to take 18 credits during a 16 week semester if

• the previous criteria are met
• he/she is not employed fulltime

No education major, for any reason, will be permitted to take 21 or more credits during a 16-week term.