Academic Load
All academic credit is stated in semester credit hours. Student enrollment status is determined by the number of credit hours in which a student is enrolled during a given term. In credit hours, the academic load for quarter students is as follows:
Undergraduate Quarter Students
Nine credit hours: full-time
Eight credit hours: three quarter-time
Six to seven credit hours: half-time
One to five credit hours: less than half-time
Graduate Quarter Students
Six credit hours: full-time
Three to five credit hours: half-time
One to two credit hours: less than half-time
Undergraduate Students in 8-week Terms within 16-week Semesters (starting January 2020)
Twelve credit hours per 16-week semester: full-time
Nine credit hours per 16-week semester: three quarter-time
Six to eight credit hours per 16-week semester: half-time
One to five credit hours per 16-week semester: less than half-time
Graduate Students in 8-week Terms within 16-week Semesters (starting January 2020)
Six credit hours per 16-week semester: full-time
Three to five credit hours per 16-week semester: half-time
One to two credit hours per 16-week semester: less than half-time