course load
noun
: the total of high school or college courses someone is taking
I have a light/full course load this semester.
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While committing over 24 hours a week to practice, Abigail has also maintained a 4.2 grade point average taking a rigorous course load of AP and Honors classes.
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest challenges of returning to get my Master’s was going from working full-time and doing consulting, having an income, to having no income, taking a full course load, and working 20 hours a week in an unpaid internship.
—Kara Mendelsohn, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
Bittner takes a full course load at College of the Canyons.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The bill would change that to 15 credits a semester, which the National College Attainment Network estimated would result in a nearly $1,500 cut in benefits for students who can't increase their course load because of work or caretaking responsibilities.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
On track to earn her academic honors diploma, Sophia balances a rigorous course load while actively participating in basketball and track, and serving as a student athletic trainer.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Telling their kids to take a course load that was too rigorous
Students should absolutely challenge themselves.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest challenges of returning to get my Master’s was going from working full-time and doing consulting, having an income, to having no income, taking a full course load, and working 20 hours a week in an unpaid internship.
—Kara Mendelsohn, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
Bittner takes a full course load at College of the Canyons.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The bill would change that to 15 credits a semester, which the National College Attainment Network estimated would result in a nearly $1,500 cut in benefits for students who can't increase their course load because of work or caretaking responsibilities.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
On track to earn her academic honors diploma, Sophia balances a rigorous course load while actively participating in basketball and track, and serving as a student athletic trainer.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Telling their kids to take a course load that was too rigorous
Students should absolutely challenge themselves.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
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“Course load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/course%20load. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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