Credit Limits by Term: Continuing & Professional Education (CPE) limits credit course loads to 3 classes, totaling not more than 11 credits per fall or spring semester and 4 credits per winter session. In summer, undergraduate students are limited to a total of 14 credits for the term, not to exceed 7 credits each in sessions 2 or 3, or 4 credits in session 1, while graduate students can take no more than 9 credits over the entire summer.

Students wishing to take more than the maximum allowed CPE classes in a particular term need to submit a Credit Overload Petition form with the appropriate signatures as noted below to:

Records and Registration Office
Continuing & Professional Education
100 Venture Way, Suite 201
Hadley, MA 01035

Graduate Students: Request permission from your Graduate Program Director.

CPE degree program students: Request permission from your academic dean or program director.

University undergraduates (Day Division): Request permission from your academic dean.

Non-degree students: Request permission from a CPE academic advisor.

Note: Non-degree undergraduate students who wish to study full time (12 credits or more per semester) on a regular basis should apply for admission to a degree-granting program.