Full-time or half-time status for enrollment verification purposes is determined by:
- the number of credits in which you are enrolled in a given term, and
- whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student.
Refer to the tables below to determine your status.
Fall & Spring Semesters
| Status | Undergraduate Student | Graduate & Law Student |
| Full time | 12+ credit hours | 9+ credit hours |
| 3/4 time | 9 – 11 credit hours | 7 – 8 credit hours |
| Half time | 6 – 8 credit hours | 5 – 6 credit hours |
| Less than half time | 1 – 5 credit hours | 1 – 4 credit hours |
Summer Sessions
| Status | Undergraduate Student | Graduate & Law Student |
| Full time | 4+ credit hours | 3+ credit hours |
| Half time | 2 – 3 credit hours | 2 credit hours |
| Less than half time | 1 credit hour | 1 credit hour |
For more information, please see Grades and Records.
Financial Aid Recipients: Full-time and half-time credit requirements may be different for financial aid disbursement purposes. Please review For Financial Aid Disbursement, What Is Full-Time and Half-Time for Undergraduate and Graduate Students? to determine credit hour requirements for financial aid disbursement.
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