Petition for Overload
Petition for Overload Requests
The limitation on the amount of enrollment hours is based on the Texas Administrative Code. This policy sets that institutions should not allow students to enroll in more credits than the number of weeks in the semester to ensure success. The maximum amount of hours a student should take in each Flex semester is 9, and the max amount of hours in a 16 week semester is 18. A link to this policy is included below:
Need to request permission to take additional hours? Please download and complete a Petition for Overload form.
Forms MUST be submitted to an academic advisor during an advising appointment. Petition for Overload forms will not be accepted by email or in person at the Advising Front Counter.
Students requesting to take more than the maximum credit hours during a semester must meet the following requirements:
- Have a minimum overall institutional GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Have a prior semester GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours
- Have completed at least one semester while enrolled in 15 or more credit hours with a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Be requesting to complete the course at Northwest Vista College
- Must be in good Academic Standing (overall institutional GPA is above 2.0)
- Advisor recommendation
*Students wanting to overload a course at a different Alamo College District college must submit the Petition for Overload form to that institution.
Special consideration may be granted to students who are needing an additional course for their graduating semester.
Transfer Students:
Must have official transcripts on file showing that they meet the requirements listed above at their previous institution(s).
Flex/Maymester/Summer Requests:
Must have completed a mini-mester previously with a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher in addition to meeting the requirements above.
All requests must have been submitted no later than two weeks prior to the first day of class to be reviewed.
A response is sent to a student’s ACES email within two weeks of the date of submission.
Contact Us
Academic Standards Team
nvc-ast@alamo.edu
210-486-4459
Advising Hours
Walk-In Services are available:
Fall 2019 Hours
Mondays: 8:00am-12:00pm
Thursdays: 1:00pm-6:00pm
General Hours of Operation
Fall 2020 Hours
Monday-Wednesday: 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday :8:00am-7:00pm
Friday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
First Saturday of the Month: 9:00am-1:00pm
Note: Appointments are not available the same day, they must be scheduled a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
Enrollment Management is now held at the Records Office. It is no longer at Advising.
The Advising Services office may be reached by phone at 210-486-4100. Please be able to provide your full name, and banner ID when requesting specific information.
Location
The Academic Advising Services are located in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) in the first floor hallway, directly past Student Financial Services. Please visit the Advising Services Check-in Window for assistance.
Petition Dates
The deadline to complete the petition process for the fall 2019 semester has passed. Students who missed the petition deadline for fall may check back November 1st for information regarding petitioning for spring 2020.
Fall 2019 Priority Deadline
August 5th, 2019
Students who complete all steps of the petition process by the priority deadline are guaranteed a dismissal interview. If you submitted your packet and had completed all steps of the process by August 5th, the Academic Standards team is connecting with you to schedule a dismissal interview on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fall 2019 Absolute Last Day to Submit
August 12th, 2019
Students who submit their packet after August 5th up to August 12th are reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis in order of process completion, and are scheduled for dismissal interviews until all SDEV0171 courses and dismissal interview sessions are filled. Please allow up to 4 business days for a response.