Santa Clara University

Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries - Course Load

School of Education, Counseling Psychology and Pastoral Ministries

Course Load

A full course load is 9-12 units. With the exception of full-time teacher education
students, counseling psychology and education students may carry no more than 15
graduate units in a single quarter; pastoral ministries students no more than 16 graduate
units. During the summer session, students in the Department of Counseling
Psychology may not carry more than 10 units; students in the Education Department
may not carry more than 12 units; students in the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries
may not carry more than 8 units per summer session. Any student carrying
fewer than 9 units is considered a part-time student. A student carrying less than 4.5
units is considered less than half time for loan repayment purposes.