Maximum Point Loads

All courses are assigned a certain number of points (credits), a point being the equivalent of a semester hour. The maximum point loads permitted appear below. Because of the requirements for attendance and preparation for class, however, students who combine full-time work with summer classes are advised not to register for more than one 3-point course in a six-week session.

Students should have their programs approved in advance by their academic adviser or class dean. Academic advisers in the student's home school make the final decisions about whether a particular Summer Term course may be applied toward the major or fulfills a distribution requirement.

Columbia College

Students may not register for more than 8 points in any one six-week session or in overlapping sessions nor for more than 16 points for the entire Summer Term.

The School of General Studies

Students may not register for more than 9 points in any one six-week session or in overlapping sessions nor for more than 15 points during the entire summer period.

The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science undergraduate and graduate students are allowed to register for a maximum of 6 points in any one six-week session and a maximum of 12 points for the entire summer.

Barnard College

Students may not receive credit for more than two courses or more than 8 points in any one six-week session. Students may not apply more than 16 points of summer course work toward the degree. The grade of D does not confer transfer credits to Barnard College.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

A student who offers Summer Term courses in partial fulfillment of the course requirements may not receive more than 9 points of credit for courses completed in any six-week period, 12 points for courses completed in any combination of sessions totaling nine weeks, or 15 points for courses completed in any combination of sessions totaling 12 weeks. No exceptions can be made.