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Application of Summer Credits: Evening
If over 3 academic years, an evening student completed 63 credits, the normal minimum credit
hour requirement for the 2017-2018 academic year is 21 credits. If the student also completed
additional credits over the summer, those credits can be applied to the final semester as follows:
Fall 2017
9 credits
Spring 2018
OR
Fall 2017
12 credits
Spring 2018
12
- 6 Summer Credits
9
- 5 Summer Credits
= 6 Credits required
= 4 Credits required
Evening students who enroll in less than 7 credits are eligible to pay tuition on a per credit hour
basis. Students are cautioned not to reduce final semester credits to less than 4 credits.
Continued deferment of past Federal Loans is based on students’ maintaining half time status.
Students should also contact the
Student Financial Services Officeto ensure that a reduced
course load will not negatively impact financial aid eligibility.
Accelerated Evening Program
Students who are planning to graduate in 3 1/2 years are required to notify the Assistant Dean
for Academic Services in writing of his/her intention to eliminate the final semester of study.
Students should communicate with the Assistant Dean for Academic Services concerning
January graduation as early in their academic career as possible to outline an academic plan to
meet this objective.
An evening student who enrolls in 9-12 credits in summer sessions may be eligible to eliminate
the final semester of study entirely provided the student enrolled in 2 summer sessions of at
least 4 credits each summer session OR at least three summer sessions of at least 3 credits AND
earned a minimum of 9 credits in the Suffolk Boston Summer Sessions.
Fall 2017
12 credits
Spring 2018
9
- 9 Summer Credits
= 0 Credits required