What is the normal student course load?
Students usually take four courses per ten-week term. Most non-introductory courses meet for four 50 minute periods per week. Almost all students are enrolled full time. The astute reader will note that a Rose-Hulman course is approximately equivalent to a three-credit semester course (40 academic hours vs. 42 academic hours). Most Rose-Hulman students take at least a few extra courses some time during their studies. Thus our students take the equivalent of five years of courses during their four years of undergraduate studies. Yes, our students work hard. It is noteworthy that the student FTE (full time equivalent) enrollment at Rose-Hulman has on occasion been greater than the number of enrolled students.
