Purdue Global ExcelTrack Policy Limits Courses per Term

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Email sent to students around 4 months ago.

Good afternoon,

The School of Business and Information Technology would like to share an important update regarding Purdue Global's ExcelTrack registration policy. Please see the message below from Purdue Global Provost, Dr. Carolyn Nordstrom.

Dear ExcelTrack Student,

I want to explain an update in the ExcelTrack registration policy that will be effective with the January 7, 2026 C-Track start. Our intention is to continue to support your goal to accelerate the completion of your degree, as your schedule permits. The way you will do that, however, will change slightly.

The new ExcelTrack policy will allow students to register for up to 18 modules at the beginning of the term. Once you have successfully completed those modules, you may register for up to an additional 18 modules. We encourage you only to register for what you believe you can reasonably complete. With 36 successfully completed modules, you may submit an appeal to the Dean of your School proposing additional modules.

In fact, more than half of students who register for ExcelTrack modules do not complete all of them. Advisors spend significant time registering students for individual modules and then the university spends significant time unregistering students from thousands of modules that were not touched or never finished at the end of the term.

In addition to the operational impacts of current registration practices, there are questions about academic integrity and the value of a Purdue Global degree. When students attempt to complete the equivalent of 8 or 10 courses term after term, we and others question how they can do it so quickly and how much they are learning. A diploma should represent substantive knowledge, reflecting thoughtful time on task. It is in all of our interests to protect the integrity and reputation of the degrees granted by Purdue Global. This change is to support that goal.

Student progress data for Excel Track says this change is not likely to alter the pace most of you have been keeping. We will continue to monitor student progress overall and adjust based on what we learn. Thank you for helping us maintain strong academic programs and standards that assure your degree carries the credibility it deserves, as well as the respect our university has earned.

Hail Purdue Global!

Carolyn Nordstrom, Ph.D.
Provost

5 or 6 modules = 1 course.

You will most likely need at least 9 courses to graduate.

That makes it very important to maximize transfer credit so you do not get slowed down. Could this still be finished in 2 terms? Maybe if you complete 6 courses in the first term and 3 in the second, including the capstone.