Maintaining Enrollment Status
Undergraduate enrollment status definitions
For financial aid purposes, your enrollment status is evaluated using the following guidelines:
Full-time undergraduate
Full-time undergraduate students carry 12 or more credit hours in a fall, spring, or summer semester.
Three-quarter-time undergraduate
Three-quarter-time undergraduate students carry 9-11 credit hours during a fall, spring or summer semester.
Half-time undergraduate
Half-time undergraduate students carry 6-8 credit hours during a fall, spring, or summer semester.
Less than half-time undergraduate
Less than half-time undergraduate students carry fewer than 6 credit hours during a fall, spring, or summer semester.
Graduate enrollment status definitions
For financial aid purposes, your enrollment status is evaluated using the following guidelines:
Full-time graduate
Full-time graduate students carry at least 9 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or at least 6 credit hours during the summer semester.
Three-quarter-time graduate
Three-quarter-time graduate students carry 7-8 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or 4-5 credit hours during the summer semester.
Half-time graduate
Half-time graduate students carry 5-6 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or at least 3 credit hours during the summer semester.
Less than half-time graduate
Less than half-time graduate students carry fewer than 5 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or fewer than 3 credit hours during the summer semester.
