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 or spring semester or carry six or more credit hours during the summer session.
Half-time undergraduate
Half-time undergraduate students carry 6-11 credit hours during a fall or spring semester or carry 3-5 credit hours during the summer session.
Less than half-time undergraduate
Less than half-time undergraduate students carry less than six credit hours during a fall or spring semester or carry less than three credit hours during the summer session.
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 and at least 6 credit hours during the summer session.
Half-time graduate
Half-time graduate students take 5-8 credit hours during a fall or spring semester and 3-5 credit hours during the summer semester.
