# University of St Andrews

**Source**: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/credit-load/
**Parent**: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/choices/

## Credit load

Your credit load depends on your mode of study:

- [full-time](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/rules/mode-of-study/full-time/credit-load/ "Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Students%20%BB%20Academic%20test%20%BB%20Academic%20advising%20%BB%20Rules%20%BB%20Mode%20of%20study%20%BB%20Full-time%20%BB%20Credit%20load")
- [part-time day](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/rules/mode-of-study/part-time-day/credit-load/ "Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Students%20%BB%20Academic%20test%20%BB%20Academic%20advising%20%BB%20Rules%20%BB%20Mode%20of%20study%20%BB%20Part-time%20day%20%BB%20Credit%20load")
- [part-time evening](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/rules/mode-of-study/part-time-evening/credit-load/ "Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Students%20%BB%20Academic%20test%20%BB%20Academic%20advising%20%BB%20Rules%20%BB%20Mode%20of%20study%20%BB%20Part-time%20evening%20%BB%20Credit%20load")
- [online](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/rules/mode-of-study/online/credit-load/ "Home%20%BB%20University%20%BB%20Current%20Students%20%BB%20Academic%20test%20%BB%20Academic%20advising%20%BB%20Rules%20%BB%20Mode%20of%20study%20%BB%20Distance%20learning%20%BB%20Credit%20load ")

As far as possible, credit loads should be evenly balanced between semesters.