How many credits are required for GIs?

Graduate Credits required for Full-time Status:
 
A reminder to new graduate students beginning to register for Fall semester: Full-time enrollment for graduate students who are not teaching is 9 credit hours per semester; however, if you will be a Graduate Instructor in our department teaching two classes, you can enroll in as few as 6 credit hours during the semester and still be considered full-time.  The typical load for an incoming Graduate Instructor is to take 6820 (the Writing Practicum class) and one other class (in American Studies or Folklore, that second class will probably be the Theory and Methods course in your area).  Most GIs will take 6 credit hours, and taking more than 9 hours per semester is not advisable.