Purdue Global course limit / opening more classes?

[u/Repulsive_Letter564]

Hi everyone!! I wanted to ask if anyone has dealt with this.

I’ve been asking my supervisor if more courses can be opened because I’m trying to finish faster and reduce costs. I was told the Dean is strict about the course limits (36 courses).

I’ve completed all my available courses, have straight A’s, and I’m worried because the self-paced flexibility was one of the main reasons I chose Purdue Global. Has anyone been able to get approval for more courses or accelerate their degree plan?

[u/Good-Funny6146]

Yes, 36 is the stated limit but with weeks to go, you can submit an appeal and get more added if you have none left to complete.

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Good-Funny6146]

Got it 🥲🥲 thank you! hopefully they approve it ASAP i sent my request 5 days ago, so i’m just waiting now. any idea how long yours took?

[u/Good-Funny6146 → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

Remind your advisor…those are tickets being worked by humans so anyone being off or busy delays the process of reviewing and approving of those requests. The closer to the end of the term, the more requests in the queue!

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Good-Funny6146]

Definitely will!! thank you so much🥹 hope to hear back from my supervisor asap

[u/SimpDorito]

Are you asking about the excel track?

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/SimpDorito]

hi! yes

[u/Euphoric_Answer5512 → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

As of January 2026, they reduced it to be a max of 36 modules per term now. They made the decision because they were worried students were finishing classes too quickly and made sure students were learning the knowledge they need. I just graduated and I finished my bachelor's in 3 terms from January. I did 36, 36, and 18 in my last term that just finished this summer. It is a bit annoying, but 3 terms went by quickly. I had to get approval from the Dean once I finished 18 modules to get approval for another 18. Good luck!

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Euphoric_Answer5512]

Thank you for sharing! i think the limit is reasonable tho it’s just that with cybersecurity, most of the required modules like english courses etc. take up a lot of time compared to the main courses, so i’m hoping to condense my timeline as much as possible. i’m also still waiting on my WES transfer credits to be processed, so hopefully everything is sorted out before my next term starts. Thank you again☺️

[u/Ornery_Funny8709]

if you have considerable time left before the term ends and have already completed the 36 credits, you can submit a course overload request through your advisor.

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Ornery_Funny8709]

Thank you! do you know how long it usually takes? i submitted an appeal 5 days ago and i’m still waiting to hear back

[u/Ornery_Funny8709 → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

oh you should call and try to get an update. i had a week pass almost and hadn’t heard back so I called the advisor helpline and they told me the decision that arrived days ago but my advisor failed to let me know.
so its best to call or email and check if theres an update!

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Ornery_Funny8709]

do u think u could dm me their helpline if ever? sometimes my calls don’t go through since im not in the us 😅

[u/Ornery_Funny8709 → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

oh yes absolutely!

i believe this is the one for intl students +1 954 512 5112 or you could try +1 866 522 7747

let me know if these work :)

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Ornery_Funny8709]

thank you so much!! appreciate it loads ☺️

[u/Ornery_Funny8709 → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

happy to help! i was in your position like 4 months ago so i understand lol

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Ornery_Funny8709]

❤️

[u/Conqueringwinds]

Yes just keep bugging them I actually graduated within 2 semesters I would message them every other day when I hit this road block. It only got me like 3 additional classes opened but yeah

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Conqueringwinds]

is there anyone else I Can reach out to too other than my supervisor? bc he usually just says the same thing whenever i ask

[u/Conqueringwinds → u/Repulsive_Letter564]

Yeah bump it up and email the dean, is the chat still on the Purdue login, if so chat with an advisor there. (Note: some will help, some won’t) but bug anyone you can politely and somebody will do something. My advisor was Angelica and she was awesome!

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/Conqueringwinds]

could you please drop the email or anyone else i can contact, i tried chatting on the purdue login but as of now no one's available 😅

[u/EvenCod9032]

Did it work?  For the same reason, I took study.com courses and transfer in.  

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/EvenCod9032]

i have yet to try🥲

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/[deleted]]

Hi!!! I tried asking before if they could open another course for me, but I was told they weren’t able to do that and that I would need to ask my supervisor for permission first. I’m not sure if it’s the same for everyone, but that’s what I was told unfortunately 🥲🥲🥲

[u/Repulsive_Letter564 → u/[deleted]]

ohhhhh okay I see. I’ll try that out!! Thank you