Registration: Non-Degree Credit Limits
Undergraduate Non-Degree Credit Limits
Semester Credit Limits
- Undergraduate non-degree students can earn a maximum of 18 credits during the Fall
and Spring semesters, 7 credits during the Winter semester, and 12 credits each Summer
term.
- A full-time class load during the Fall and Spring terms is 12-18 credits and the student would be responsible to pay for full-time status.
- Credits in excess of 18 in the Fall or Spring semesters would incur additional changes.
Financial Aid is not available for non-degree students.
Career Credit Limits
- Students without an undergraduate degree are limited to earning a maximum of 24 credits
as a non-degree student.*
- After earning 24 credits, the student would need to apply for admission into a degree
program.
- Taking classes as a non-degree student does not guarantee acceptance into a degree program. If a student applies and is accepted for admission, the grades earned as a non-degree student remain on record and will be included in the computation of the cumulative GPA.
- After earning 24 credits, the student would need to apply for admission into a degree
program.
- Students with an undergraduate degree from WCU or another institution have no maximum limit on the amount of career credits they may earn as a non-degree student.
*Students participating in National/International Student Exchange are not held to the 24 career credit maximum if enrolled for 2 consecutive semesters.
Graduate Non-Degree Credit Limits
- Students completing graduate courses are limited to earning a maximum of 9 graduate credits.
- After earning 9 credits the student must apply for formal admission.
- If a student applies and is accepted for admission, the grades earned as a non-degree student remain on record and will be included in the computation of the cumulative GPA.
Financial Aid is not available for non-degree students.