ADDING A 5TH HOUR
Four hours of class each day is a full-time course load. Generally, you can expect around one hour of homework
daily for each class hour. For this reason, we do not recommend that students take more than four hours. If a new
student wants to add a 5th hour, s/he must wait until day 3 of the quarter. New students can make the 5th hour
request at drop/add advising starting day 3 of the quarter. It is not possible to add an elective course and then later
drop a different course. The only course that can be dropped is the “5th hour” new course that was recently added.
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A returning student’s eligibility to add a 5th hour will be determined by the director on a case-by-case basis.
Academic performance, attendance, and attitude will be taken into consideration whenever a returning student
requests a 5th course hour. To request addition of a 5th hour, write to: ciep@pce.uw.edu. Please wait until after the
quarter ends to make this request.