Recommended Course Load
Unlike high school, the vast majority of work done in your college courses will be done outside of class.
This requires a significant time commitment on your part--you’ll need to plan to spend 2 to 3 hours studying outside class for every hour in class. That means if you’re taking 13 semester hours, you’re going to be in class about 13 hours a week. Add 26 to that [13 x 2] and your time commitment ends up being about 39 hours a week, or about the same number of hours per week as needed for a full-time job.
Our very strong recommendation for a maximum full-time course load for any first-time-in-college freshman is 13 semester hours. See the guidelines for maximum course load on p. 6 of your Orientation Guide (item #2).