Course Overload

Questrom School of Business Policy

Undergraduate

Each student has a maximum unit limit, and the University applies a per-unit tuition overload fee to students who register for units above their maximum unit limit. Full-time first-year students, sophomores, and juniors have a maximum unit limit of 18 units, and students with senior standing have a maximum unit limit of 20 units. Undergraduate students should discuss their term workload and course overload plans with their Academic Advisor. Students on academic probation are strongly discouraged from overloading.

The Questrom Registrar’s Office increases the maximum unit limit for Questrom students in the following circumstances:

• Executive Skills Seminars: Students’ maximum unit limit is increased by one unit if they are registered for QST ES 110, ES 210, or ES 310, and by two units if they are registered for ES 215.
• Honors Program Seminars: Students’ maximum unit limit is increased by two units if they are registered for QST SM 450, SM 453, SM 454, SM 455, or SM 456, or by four units if they are registered for SM 460.
• GPA of 3.00 or Higher: Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher can enroll in up to 20 units, or 21 units if they are enrolled in an Executive Skills Seminar, without incurring any additional tuition charges by submitting the Tuition Waiver for Course Overload form.
• QST SM 395: Students’ maximum unit limit is increased by .5 units if they are registered for SM 395 Management Internship.

Graduate

MS in Mathematical Finance & Financial Technology

Mathematical Finance & Financial Technology students take 13 units in the fall term and 13 units in the spring term of their first year. They may participate in an internship in the summer between the first and second years and take 13 units in the fall of their second year.

Standard full-time tuition covers 12–18 units per term. All full-time students can automatically take up to 18 units per term with permission from the Executive Director of the program. Overloading is registering for more than 18 units in a term. Every additional unit beyond 18 units will incur per-unit charges.

Students who are not in good academic standing (Questrom GPA below 2.70) may not register for more than their prescribed curriculum (13 units) in any given term.

MS in Business Analytics

Business Analytics students take specific BA courses and units each term. Standard full-time tuition covers 12–18 units per term. Students need permission from the Faculty Director to take additional courses at the University.

Students who are not in good academic standing (Questrom GPA below 2.70) may not register for more than their prescribed curriculum in any given term.

Master in Management

Master in Management students take 18 units in the fall term and 18 units in the spring term. Standard full-time tuition covers 12–18 units per term. All full-time students can automatically take up to 18 units per term. Overloading is registering for more than 18 units in a term. Every additional unit beyond 18 units will incur per-unit charges.

Students who are not in good academic standing may not register for more than their prescribed curriculum (18 units) in any given term.

PhD in Mathematical Finance and PhD in Business Administration & Management

Doctoral students must have their faculty mentor’s permission to register for more than 18 units in a given term. Every additional unit above 18 will incur per-unit charges.

Charges for the course overload up to 20 units are waived if at least one of the following conditions is met:

• The student’s cumulative grade point average is 3.70 or higher.
• The student wants to register for a fifth course (up to 20 units) in their last term of required PhD courses.