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 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 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 |
Research and Teaching Assistants: For fall and spring semesters research and teaching assistants must be enrolled in six credit hours to be considered full time. For summer sessions you must be enrolled in at least two credit hours to be considered full time and one credit hour to be considered half time.
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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