Course Load (full-time, part-time, and overloads)
Normally, students are limited to 18 units of enrollment per semester. However, students with at least 32 units and whose overall GPA is at least 3.0 may enroll in up to 20 units on a space-available basis (on or after the first day of classes); the deadline for adding classes applies. Other students may seek approval of a petition to enroll in an overload submitted to the Registrar; in general, overload petitions from students in their first year at Occidental or with an overall GPA of less than 2.7 will not be approved. Petitions must be submitted prior to the deadline for adding classes. Undergraduate full-time status is 12 or more units. Part-time status is 11 or fewer units. Graduate full-time status is nine or more units.