Maximum Number of Hours in a Long Session

An engineering student may not enroll in more than 17 hours of coursework, except with the expressed approval of the dean.

To submit a request to take more than 17 hours, please fill out the online application and submit it to the Office of Student Affairs.

After a decision is made, you will be notified by email to check your status.

Application to Register for More Than 17 Hours

Applications & Procedures

  1. Add/Drop/Withdraw
  2. Concurrent Registration at UT Austin and Another College
  3. Dismissal Appeal
  4. Foreign Language Deficiency (Request for Waiver)(PDF)
  5. Graduation
  6. How to change your major (Internal Transfer)
  7. Major Sequence
  8. Minors
  9. Minimum Number of Hours (14 hour rule)
  10. Maximum Number of Hours (17 hour rule)
  11. Pass/Fail Guidelines
  12. Probation
  13. Readmission to the Cockrell School of Engineering
  14. Repetition of a Course
  15. Taking a Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credit
  16. The University of Texas at Austin Honor Code
  17. Transferring out of the Cockrell School of Engineering