19 is a full load at mine, but you can take up to 21 with a waiver (and a minor fee as well, I think). Indeed? Well, hopefully you get quite a good chunk of time to work on art then. I'm just hoping I can get another job.
This semester I will have 18 credits, so it should be interesting. Last semester I had 17, so not a huge jump. A full credit load is quite crazy though for sure. With 6, shouldn't be too bad then.