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 — 10 Credit hours
Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy student — 9 Credit hours
Veterinary Medicine student — 12 Credit hours
Policy Source: Faculty Council, Article VII