Extra Credit Hours 2023-24

2023-24 dates to drop a course are as follows:

TermCourse TypeLast Day to Drop
Fall SemesterFull Term9/8/2023
1st 7 Weeks9/4/2023
2nd 7 Weeks10/24/2023
J-termFull Term1/4/2024
Spring SemesterFull Term2/9/2024
1st 7 Weeks2/6/2024
2nd 7 Weeks3/28/2024

Extra Credit Hours Charge: $885 per credit hour

An extra credit hours fee ($885 per credit hour) is charged for each hour in excess of 36 credit hours.  Extra credit hours are determined based on the total number of credit hours a student has registered for in the academic year which includes the fall, January, and spring terms, including the transfer credits earned in Luther off-campus study programs.

Luther Off-Campus Study Programs Include

  • Malta and the Mediterranean
  • Nottingham Year program
  • Lutheran Colleges China Consortium in Hangzhou
  • MĂĽnster Semester
  • ACM programs
  • Washington Consortium
  • Rochester Hub and Nursing Programs

Credit hours for dropped courses are excluded from this calculation.  (Check schedule above for specific dates).  Also excluded from the extra hours calculation are credit hours for applied music lessons, class music or piano lessons, vocal coaching, the first HES-100, and the first HES-110 Skills course.

The extra credit hours calculation does include courses that receive a withdrawal (“W”), incomplete (“I”) or credit/no credit (“CR/NC”) grade, with the exception of senior projects.  Senior projects are included in the extra credit hour calculation only if that course receives an A-F, incomplete (“I”), or credit/no credit (“CR/NC”) grade.