<p>to register for more than 18 credits in a semester, you need permission for an overload. most regular courses are 4 credits – there are some 1 or 2 credit courses (labs, gyms, an intro to university course for freshmen, things like that mostly)- but most of the courses are 4 credits. to be considered a full time student you have to be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits. </p>
<p>you can generally sign up for whatever courses you want – provided that there are openings when you go to register and provided you have any prerequisites. some courses are limited to certain programs or majors. there are also some courses offered specifically for people living in a certain residential college, but those are very specific exceptions to the norm. </p>
<p>assuming you are talking about attending harpur, you might find its advising site of help – [Binghamton</a> University - Harpur College of Arts and Sciences: Advising: Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www2.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/prospective/index.html]Binghamton”>http://www2.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/prospective/index.html) the “ask an adviser” link allows you to look up faq’s</p>