Course Load: Undergraduate Programs

Please note that the time it takes to earn a degree is directly impacted by the rate at which a student earns academic credit (i.e., how many units a student successfully completes per term). In order for a full-time undergraduate student to earn a degree in four years, the student must take an average course load of 15.5 units per Fall and Spring semester.

It is strongly recommended that students who have not yet met the Effective Communication CORE requirement limit their course loads to 12-16 units per semester until this requirement has been completed.

Full-time tuition at the undergraduate level is billed for students enrolled in 12-18 units per semester. A student may enroll in 18 units with the advisor’s approval. A student may enroll in more than 18 units in a semester, but in order to do so must have a strong academic record, advisor approval, and the approval of the Academic Petition Committee. For information regarding the financial impact of enrolling in more than 18 units in a semester, please see the current Tuition and Fees information of the Dominican website (www.dominican.edu).

Enrollment Status: Class Levels

Undergraduate class levels are defined upon completion of credits:

Freshman: 0 - 29 credits
Sophomore: 30-59 credits
Junior: 60-89 credits
Senior: 90+ credits

Special Policy for Majors with a Significant Skills-based Component (e.g., Dance, Music)

Students majoring in Dance LINES Ballet or Music may receive a Tuition Waiver for up to two (2) units of overload each term of enrollment as an Undergraduate student at Dominican. To be eligible for this benefit, a student must:

Be majoring in Dance LINES Ballet or Music
Have a second major or minor declared and on their student record in the University’s electronic Student Information System
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

A student has to be meeting the above criteria and enrolled in the overload unit(s) on or before September 30 for Fall Semester and on or before February 28(29) for Spring Semester.

Special Policy for Students in the Honors Program

Honors students may receive a Tuition Waiver for up to a maximum of six (6) units of overload during their enrollment as an Undergraduate student at Dominican. To be eligible for this benefit, a student must:

Be an active member of the Honors Program
Have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
Not be a first-year student at Dominican

Student has to be meeting the above criteria and enrolled in the overload unit(s) on or before September 30 for Fall Semester and on or before February 28(29) for Spring Semester.