Undergraduate Students

Eligible undergraduate students wanting to register for more than the maximum listed under registration limits may do so through an automated overload process.

Criteria for eligibility

• Students who have a minimum 12 Kent State earned credit hours and the following GPA are eligible for an automatic overload:
• First-semester transfer students and freshmen without a Kent State GPA are excluded from qualifying for an automatic overload. They must seek approval from their advising office.
• Students not meeting the above criteria or requesting more than 21 credit hours in the fall or spring semester (more than 12 credit hours in all summer terms) will be blocked from registering for an overload unless approval is granted from their advising office.
• Students on academic probation may not register for more than 15 credit hours and may receive a prescription from the dean of their college or campus that they further reduce the credit hours carried until removed from probation.

Exceptions to this rule must be approved by the appropriate college dean.

Graduate Students

Graduate students wanting to register for more than the maximum listed under registration limits should request permission from their advisor, who will consider such factors as academic standing, progress to degree and the rigor of their proposed course schedule in deciding whether to approve the overload. Graduate students with an approved overload will have their course limit adjusted to register for the approved overload class(es).