course load

Classes this term

Course load is the number of classes or credit hours a student takes in an academic term.

A full course load typically means enough credits to qualify as a full-time student.

She's carrying a heavy course load this semester.

Students may reduce their course load to manage work or other obligations.

academic

credits

Units toward graduation

  • unitsStandard measures of quantity
  • semesterHalf academic year
  • GPACumulative academic score

transcript · major · minor · electives · prerequisites · degree · full-time · part-time · enrollment · registration

burden

overwhelming

Intensely excessive in force

manageable · light · intense · grueling · exhausting · taxing · unmanageable · daunting · challenging · burnout

Categories
Opposites
academic intensity/quantity

course loadacademic leave

Approved university absence

leave of absence · sabbatical · dropped out · gap year · full-time work

structured vs. unstructured time

course loadfree time

Unscheduled personal hours

leisure time · break · vacation · downtime · summer break

Family

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