Fall and Spring Semesters
Students may register for up to 18 hours each fall and spring semester without written approval from the adviser and the Department Head. In general, a student must have been at Gordon State College for at least two semesters and have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 before requesting an overload of 19 or more semester hours during a fall or spring semester. To request an overload, a student must complete a Academic Request Form and take the petition form to the Academic Assistant for the School/Department of the student's declared program of study. Academic Request forms are available at:https://www.gordonstate.edu/documents/departments/registrar/academic-request-form-combo--update-8-11-23.pdf.
Summer Semester
During the summer semester, students may register for up to 11 hours without written approval from the adviser and the Department Head. In general, a student must have been at Gordon State College for at least two semesters and have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 before requesting an overload of 12 or more semester hours during the summer semester. To request an overload, a student must complete a Academic Request Form and take the petition form to the Academic Assistant for the School/Department of the student's declared program of study. Academic Request forms are available at:https://www.gordonstate.edu/documents/departments/registrar/academic-request-form-combo--update-8-11-23.pdf.