Credit Override Policy

See the Undergraduate Catalog for the maximum number of credits (units) a student is permitted to enroll in per semester. If you wish to register for more than the maximum number of credits in a given semester, you must receive permission from the Undergraduate Education Office.

Requirements

In order to be approved for a credit override, students must:

  1. be a Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences intended or approved major,
  2. be in good standing with UB and the Jacobs School,
  3. have a cumulative UB GPA of 3.2 or higher, and
  4. not be in their first term

Maximum credit hours: 23

Requests outside of these conditions require a detailed review, including requests for summer or winter terms.

Students are expected to present a convincing case that a credit override is needed to satisfy degree requirements in a timely manner. It is expected that all of the courses a student enrolls in within the override semester are degree-applicable. Requests are generally denied when one or more courses can be moved to a subsequent semester without negatively impacting timeliness to degree (graduation).

How to: Request an override

If you meet the criteria listed above, you can apply for a credit override. To apply, click the button below.

Note that you will be taken to a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences website. This is the correct form. Your information will be routed to us for review.

If approved, overrides will be given once open enrollment begins.

Submit a credit hour override request