Academic Status

Full-Time Academic Status

Full-time status is defined by academic load:

  • Undergraduate Students – 12 or more credit hours
  • Graduate Students – 8 or more credit hours -- for Summer, 6 or more credit hours
  • Professional Students – 8 or more credit hours -- for Summer, 6 or more credit hours

Three-Quarter-Time Academic Status

Three-quarter-time status is defined by academic load:

  • Undergraduate Students – 9 to 11.99 credit hours
  • Graduate Students – 6 to 7.99 credit hours -- for Summer, 4.5 to 5.99 credit hours
  • Professional Students – 6 to 7.99 credit hours --for Summer, 4.5 to 5.99 credit hours

Half-Time Academic Status

Half-time status for enrollment is defined by academic load:

  • Undergraduate Students – 6 to 8.99 credit hours
  • Graduate Students – 4 to 5.99 credit hours -- for Summer, 3 to 4.49 credit hours
  • Professional Students – 4 to 5.99 credit hours -- for Summer, 3 to 4.49 credit hours

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