Full-time/Part-time Status

Undergraduate students who register for fewer than 12 hours and graduate students who register for fewer than nine hours during the fall or spring semesters are considered to be enrolled part time.

Undergraduate Students

Enrollment Status        Fall/Spring                Summer

Full-time                               12 Credit Hours                  6 Credit Hours  

Three-quarter                        9 Credit Hours                   4 Credit Hours

Half-time                               6 Credit Hours                   3 Credit Hours

Less than half-time             < 6 Credit Hours                < 3 Credit Hours



Graduate Students

Enrollment Status        Fall/Spring                Summer

Full-time                               9 Credit Hours                    4.5 Credit Hours  

Three-quarter                       6 Credit Hours                    3 Credit Hours

Half-time                              4.5 Credit Hours                 2.25 Credit Hours

Less than half-time            < 4.5 Credit Hours              < 2.25 Credit Hours



Professional Students

Enrollment Status 

Law student — 12 Credit hours

Medical student — 9 Credit hours

Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy student — 9 Credit hours

Veterinary Medicine student — 12 Credit hours

Policy Source: Faculty Council, Article VII