Full-time and Part-time Students

Regular students who register for at least 12 credits in a given semester are defined as full-time. Those students registering for 11 credits or fewer are defined as part-time.

Graduate: Graduate standing students who register for at least nine graduate credits are defined as full-time. Graduate students enrolled in eight credits or fewer are defined as part-time.  The Graduate School provides verification of full-time enrollment for graduate students who are registered for 6-8 graduate credits and have a 20 hour a week graduate assisantship. Graduate assistants enrolled in fewer than nine graduate credits are not considered full-time for financial aid purposes, as defined by the Department of Education.