Full-time/Part-time Status
For an undergraduate student, registration for fewer than 12 hours in a given semester and graduate students who register for fewer than nine hours during the fall or spring semesters are considered to be enrolled less-than-full time.
Note: An otherwise qualified student who has a disability (as defined by Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act) will be eligible to request, as an accommodation, a reduced course load of nine credit hours (undergraduate students) or six credit hours (graduate students) each semester or the equivalent during summer session while still being considered a full-time student. Students who receive such accommodations will be granted an appropriate extension in the length of time permitted to complete all degree requirements, to the extent possible consistent with professional accrediting standards. This accommodation will be approved on a semester-by-semester basis.
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