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The normal load for full-time graduate students is 9 to 12 units per semester. The course selection and load must be worked out with and approved by the student's advisor. Graduate students with research- and teaching-assistant duties will typically enroll for course loads commensurate with the requirements of these duties. The course load will be determined after consultation with the student's advisor and the person supervising the student's duties as a research or teaching assistant. Students otherwise employed full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, will determine a satisfactory reduced course load with their advisors. International students on student visas are required to maintain full-time enrollment status.
Course Loads
The normal load for full-time graduate students is 9 to 12 units per semester. The course selection and load must be worked out with and approved by the student's advisor. Graduate students with research- and teaching-assistant duties will typically enroll for course loads commensurate with the requirements of these duties. The course load will be determined after consultation with the student's advisor and the person supervising the student's duties as a research or teaching assistant. Students otherwise employed full- or part-time, on- or off-campus, will determine a satisfactory reduced course load with their advisors. International students on student visas are required to maintain full-time enrollment status.