Credit Overload Permission Form

FOR EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDENTS ONLY River Campus students must go through CCAS for credit overload requests.

Eligibility Requirements
1) A CUMULATIVE GPA OF AT LEAST 3.0
2) NOT CURRENTLY ON ACADEMIC PROBATION
3) ANY INCOMPLETE “I” GRADES FROM A PREVIOUS SEMESTER WILL NEED TO BE EXPLAINED PRIOR TO APPROVAL
4) TOTAL CREDIT LOAD WILL NOT EXCEED 28 CREDITS
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Student ID Number*
Email*
First Name*
Last Name*
Academic Term Requesting Credit Overload Permission*
- Spring Semester 2025
- Summer Semester 2025
- Fall Semester 2025
- Spring Semester 2026
- Summer Semester 2026
Course(s) you would like to register for the overload.
Please list all OVERLOAD courses below. If a course has multiple components (e.g., labs, workshops, recitations, etc.) please include them along with the main (lecture) section. Do NOT list courses that you are already registered for. Example: Psyc 101-1 - Intro to Psychology - 4 credits
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Need to add more courses?
- Click here if you need more courses added for overload.
Course 4
Course 5
Course 6
Overload Credit Total (Between 23-28)
• If your course requires instructor permission, please forward the instructor’s approval to registrar@esm.rochester.edu
• If your course has a time conflict, please forward the instructor(s) permission to override the time conflict to registrar@esm.rochester.edu
• If the course is at capacity, please forward the instructor’s permission to override the course capacity to registrar@esm.rochester.edu.
Overload Credit Total*
Any additional questions or comments?

Eligibility Requirements