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