course load
noun
: the total of high school or college courses someone is taking
I have a light/full course load this semester.
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Limiting employment authorization for OPT or STEM OPT to only when students carry their full course load would cause these numbers to plummet and significantly reduce the number of international students who gain H-1B status, including by eliminating STEM OPT, which follows the completion of OPT.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Republican lawmakers say changing Pell eligibility requirements will encourage students to take a course load to graduate within four years.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
As a senior, Branch’s course load is substantial as an IB diploma candidate.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Be mindful that most sports will take up a lot of time for students; make sure to balance student participation with other factors such as their course load, cultivating other talents outside of sports, and their social and emotional well-being.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This semester is the first time Ivory has been able to take on a full-time course load because of the access to child care.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
That's a huge accomplishment in itself, and even more so considering Williams did this while taking a full course load in high school.
—Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Students who only take on-level courses but maintain a 4.0 GPA will be looked upon less favorably than students who took a rigorous course load but got a few B’s.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This supply-demand imbalance is evident because of those seniors who did not have an internship: 63% of them had in fact wanted to take one but could not due to a lack of positions, intense competition and personal factors such as a heavy course load.
—Hee Song, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Republican lawmakers say changing Pell eligibility requirements will encourage students to take a course load to graduate within four years.
—Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
As a senior, Branch’s course load is substantial as an IB diploma candidate.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
Be mindful that most sports will take up a lot of time for students; make sure to balance student participation with other factors such as their course load, cultivating other talents outside of sports, and their social and emotional well-being.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This semester is the first time Ivory has been able to take on a full-time course load because of the access to child care.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
That's a huge accomplishment in itself, and even more so considering Williams did this while taking a full course load in high school.
—Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Students who only take on-level courses but maintain a 4.0 GPA will be looked upon less favorably than students who took a rigorous course load but got a few B’s.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This supply-demand imbalance is evident because of those seniors who did not have an internship: 63% of them had in fact wanted to take one but could not due to a lack of positions, intense competition and personal factors such as a heavy course load.
—Hee Song, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
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“Course load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20load. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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