Academic Load and Enrollment Requirements
All academic credit is stated in credit hours. Full and part-time student status is determined by the number of credit hours in which a student is enrolled during any given term.
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Student Type
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Full-time
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Part-time
(three quarter-time)
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Part-time (half-time)
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Part-time
(less than half-time)
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Semester Undergraduate
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12 or more credit hours
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9-11 credit hours
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6-8 credit hours
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1-5 credit hours
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Quarter Undergraduate
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9 or more credit hours
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8 credit hours
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6-7 credit hours
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1-5 credit hours
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Semester Graduate
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9 or more credit hours
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Not applicable
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6-8 credit hours
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1-5 credit hours
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Quarter Graduate
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9 or more credit hours
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Not applicable
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6-7 credit hours
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1-5 credit hours
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Notes: (1) International students must maintain full-time student status to remain in compliance with US visa regulations.
(2) Course extensions, including capstone extensions, are not counted among a student’s “hours enrolled.” For this reason, students who are only enrolled in the completion of a capstone experience are considered less than half-time students.
(2) Missouri students expecting to qualify for Missouri State Grant funds are required by the state to be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours per semester or 9 hours per quarter, both at the time the funds are requested and at the time the funds are received.