Earliest Graduation Date?

Question

I want to graduate the earliest I can from college. If i start fall 07 and go year around, whats the most possible earliest date I could graduate??? My major is Criminal Justice and minor is Philosophy, maybe major in both, not sure...

Also for my freshmen year they only allowed 14 hours but after this fall and spring i can make it go up too 18.. Also why only 6 hours in summer cant i take 18??

Answer 1

If you maintain an 18 hour load in fall and spring you'd have 36 hours per year. Add 6 for summer and you're at 42.

A Bachelor's degree is 120 hours more or less.

By the end of summer of the third year you would have (42x3) 126 hours.

This is how many of the accelerated colleges manage the workload to finish "a four year degree in only three years".

Be forewarned - keeping up a schedule like this is very demanding. If you mis-schedule a single class it could throw you off by a whole semester.

Answer 2

CoachT is correct. I just want to add that you should keep in mind that a schedule like that can negatively affect your grades and cause burnout.

Regarding your question about summer school - full time is usually 6 credit hours per session. My university, for instance, offered two 6-week summer sessions, so a full-time student who was enrolled for both sessions would complete 12 credit hours. Check your university's website for the summer session options they offer (12 weeks, 9 weeks, etc.).