Academic Information

Academic Regulations

Full-Time and Part-Time Status

For both undergraduate and graduate students, full-time status during the summer sessions is defined as enrollment in 6 credits of classroom instruction during any session. Enrollment in 3 credits in session I and 3 credits in session II is considered part-time status. For purposes of federal and institutional financial aid, the definition of full-time status for undergraduate students is enrollment in a cumulative total of 12 credits during the summer; for graduate students, it is 9 credits. New York State programs define a full-time student as one who is enrolled in a cumulative total of 12 credits during the summer. For further information, contact the financial aid office; phone 800-429-4275; e-mail finaid@ithaca.edu; website www.ithaca.edu/finaid.


Maximum Credit Load

Students are limited to 4 credits of classroom instruction during the May session and 7 credits during each summer session (I and II). If a student registers for more than these stated limits in any one session, the College reserves the right to remove the student from a course. Students may register for an internship or independent study as long as they do not register for more than a cumulative total of 15 credits during the summer.


Audit/Noncredit

Courses offered during summer sessions may not be audited. However, students may register for certain workshops on a non-credit basis.


Suspension, Dismissal, Withdrawal, Leave

Students who are suspended, dismissed, withdrawn, or on leave of absence from any school at Ithaca College are not eligible to enroll in summer session courses.