SGU Pre-Clinical students must obtain approval from the Pre-Clinical Program Director in order to register, drop, or add courses. An average student academic load is 15-17 credit hours per term in the first two years and 19-20 credit hours per term in the third year of the Pre-Clinical Program. Students may register for up to 18 credit hours per term in a balanced (science and non-science) academic load. Students are not permitted to accelerate their academic program.
Under special circumstances, permission to register for additional credits may be granted by the Pre-Clinical Program Director. To be eligible for such consideration, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher. In addition, students must not undertake excessive amounts of work or extracurricular activities during this period.
Pre-Clinical students are expected to maintain a full-time schedule each term unless otherwise mandated by PCAPPS.