John
D. Bower School of Population Health
DOCUMENT
TYPE: Policy
REVIEW
PERIOD: 3 years
TITLE: Course Load
PURPOSE:
To establish guidelines for
official student course load in the John D. Bower School of Population Health.
POLICY: A full-time course load
in the Bower School of Population Health is nine (9) credit hours per semester
except for the summer term when one (1) credit hour minimum is sufficient. A doctoral
student who is admitted to candidacy and is working on a dissertation may be
classified as a full-time student while registering for one (1) credit hour. A
masters student who has completed their coursework and is working on a thesis
may be classified as a full-time student while registering for one (1) credit
hour.
A part-time student is one
who is enrolled in less than nine (9) credit hours per fall and spring semester.
Since some programs within
the Bower School of Population Health allow for both full-time and part-time
study, students should consult their program director to determine the criteria
for maintaining full-time or part-time status within their program.
Listed below are the
requirements that determine official student enrollment certification. This
status may be utilized by the Office of Enrollment Management and for determining financial assistance.
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MS Students
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Enrollment
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Full-time
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Fall and Spring (9 hours +)
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Summer (1 hour +)
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Part-time
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Fall and Spring (Less than 9 hours)
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A minimum of 30 credit
hours is required for a MS degree and must be completed six (6) years from the
date of first registration in the degree program.
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PhD Students
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Enrollment
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Pre-candidacy
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Post-candidacy
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Full-time
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Fall and Spring (9 hours +)
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1 hour +
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Summer (1 hour +)
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Part-time
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Fall and Spring (Less than 9 hours)
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1 hour +
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A minimum of 60 credit
hours (or 30 credit hours beyond a master’s degree in the same Bower School of
Population Health degree program) is required for a PhD degree. Completion of a
PhD degree must take no more than five (5) years following admission to
candidacy.
Some programs may require
more than 60 hours to meet the requirements for graduation.
SCOPE: All SOPH students
REFERENCES: University
of Mississippi Medical Center [Intranet].
Good Academic Standing for Students. [Effective 22 April 2014].
University of Mississippi Medical Center [Intranet]. SOPH Student Progression Annual Review.
[Effective 2016 December 06].