Excess Credit Hour Surcharge

What is My Credit Limit?

Your limit is set by your declared major. You will be notified by your FIU email and MyFIU when you have reached or exceeded the limit. Your credits are tracked in the excess credit counter.

Which Credits Count Towards My Limit?

The following is set by the Florida Legislature:

• What Does Count
  • Credits taken for a declared minor
  • Failed courses (F or F0 grades)
  • Credits dropped after the add/drop deadline (DR grades)
  • NC grades
  • Withdrawn courses (WI grades) unless withdrawn for reasons of medical or personal hardship
  • Repeated courses unless the student paid the repeat course surcharge (see Repeating Classes)
  • All credits in your academic record (even if you have claimed Academic Amnesty or Academic Salvage)
  • Graduate level courses taken as an undergraduate student
  • Honors College credits
• What Does Not Count
  • Credits earned through accelerated articulation mechanisms such as AP, IB, CLEP, AICE, or dual enrollment
  • Credits earned through internship programs
  • Credits required for declared certification, recertification or certificate programs
  • Withdrawn courses approved for reasons of medical or personal hardship
  • Credits taken for a declared double major
  • Credits taken for a declared second bachelor’s degree
  • Remedial and English-as-a-second-language credits
  • Credits taken by active-duty military personnel
  • Credits earned in military science courses that are part of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Transferred credits that are non-degree applicable

  Note: Credits earned as part of an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida State College may NOT be excluded.

Petition to Remove Credits from Excess Credit Counter

Coursework that may be petitioned for exclusion include the following:

• College credit earned through non-FIU Dual Enrollment
• Credit hours required for certification, recertification, or certificate programs (certificate must have been declared prior to the end of drop/add for the current semester)
• Courses from which the student withdraws for reasons of medical or personal hardship (documentation must be provided)
• Credit hours taken to achieve a second major or second bachelor's (second major/second bachelor's must have been declared prior to the end of drop/add for the current semester)
• Credit hours taken by active-duty military personnel (DD-214 or letter form your superior officer with dates of service must be provided)

• To view your Excess Credit Counter and submit a petition, follow these steps:
  1. Log in to MyFIU.
  2. Select the the 'Academic Records' tile, then click 'View Excess Credit Hours.'
  3. Your counter will display your cohort, threshold and excess credit hours on the right of the table.
  4. The 'Excess Credit Hrs Exemption' tab at the top displays the courses that have been exempted from your counter.
• To submit a petition, follow these steps:
  1. Log in to MyFIU.
  2. Select the the 'Academic Records' tile, then click 'Excess Credit Hours Appeal.'
  3. Select the course(s) you want to petition and select a petition basis from the dropdown menu; enter your petition comments and click submit.
  4. An advisor will approve or deny your appeal.