Credit limit for students on financial aid?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Mount Holyoke College
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<p>I'm an <b>international student on financial aid</b>. Regarding the credits I can earn at Moho (or elsewhere in study abroad programs, A levels etc), are they capped at 128 credits or at eight semesters?</p>

<p>Assuming I take four credit courses and fill up my maximum allowance (5 courses per semester) I will end up with 160 and if I minus 1 four credit course from that (because I can only take 4 courses in the first term), the maximum number of credits I am allowed will be 156. </p>

<p>Is this correct or is the credit limit 128? I'm sure I read that the limit was 128 but now I see that 'eight semesters' is limit. Are they just using eight semesters and 128 credits interchangeably?</p>

<p>All help will be appreciated :)</p>

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<p>I think I sorta screwed up that post…</p>

<p>There’s a maximum of 20 credits per semester (except for semester 1 of the first year which is 19, but let’s assume it is 16).</p>

<p>So if I max this out I’ll have a total of 156 credits after eight semesters. Which is the real credit limit, 128 credits or eight semesters (even if it’s maxed out)?</p>