Overload Appeal Form

An entering student is restricted to a maximum of 18 hours. After the first semester, the college office reviews if more than the maximum may be carried if, the cumalative GPA warrants it and approval. As a guide, approval will be granted based on the following criteria:

15-16 hours warning probabtion
19 hours 2.5 GPA
20 hours 3.0 GPA
21 hours 3.5 GPA
22+ hours needs Associate Dean's approval

Name

BGSU Student ID Number

Phone (Local or Cell)

BGSU Email

Total number of hours requesting to be enrolled in

Current Cumulative GPA

Semester:

Year:

Catalog Number(4 char. + 4 digits)

Credit Hours

Brief Explanation/Rationale for the Overload Request:

I Understand that this academic load is hours over the maximum allowed and that i have been advised the overload may prove detrimental to my accumulative grade point average. I sign this agreement with full knowledge that if my request id denied, or if i later choose to drop one of the courses creating the overload, i must withdraw from the course within the time stated in the university's Undergraduate Catalog or be withdrawn-failing(WF).

All hours beyond 18 are charged an extra fee by Bursar. If you have any questions, please call us 419-372-2015.

Updated: 16 Jan 2024 03:49PM