Enrollment Status

See below for detailed information regarding the calculation of enrollment status.  There may be additional exceptions based on various university policies.  Dropped courses that receive a grade of W are included in enrollment status calculations.  For more information on exceptions and/or historical credit hour thresholds, please contact the University Registrar's Office. For information on full-time and half-time hours as they relate to financial aid, see Student Guide to Financial Aid.

Fall/Spring

Student School Full Time
Cred Hrs
Three-Quarter Time
Cred Hrs
Half Time
Cred Hrs
Less than Half Time
Cred Hrs
Dental Medicine 1 or more N/A N/A N/A
Graduate Studies 9 or more less than 9 to 7.5 less than 7.5 to 4.5 less than 4.5
Law 10 or more less than 10 to 7.5 less than 7.5 to 5 less than 5
Law - MAFI 8 or more less than 8 to 5.5 less than 5.5 to 4 less than 4
Management 9 or more less than 9 to 7.5 less than 7.5 to 4.5 less than 4.5
Management - MPOD 8 or more less than 8 to 5.5 less than 5.5 to 4 less than 4
Mandel School 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Medicine all      
Nursing - DNP 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Nursing - Masters 9 or more less than 9 to 7.5 less than 7.5 to 4.5 less than 4.5
Undergraduate 12 or more less than 12 to 9 less than 9 to 6 less than 6

Effective Spring 2021.

Summer

Student School Full Time
Cred Hrs
Three-Quarter Time
Cred Hrs
Half Time
Cred Hrs
Less than Half Time
Cred Hrs
Dental Medicine 1 or more N/A N/A N/A
Graduate Studies 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Law 5 or more less than 5 to 4 less than 4 to 3 less than 3
Law - MAFI 4 or more less than 4 to 3 less than 3 to 2 less than 2
Management - all 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Mandel School 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Medicine (MSA and PA programs) all      
Nursing - all 6 or more less than 6 to 4.5 less than 4.5 to 3 less than 3
Undergraduate 12 or more less than 12 to 9 less than 9 to 6 less than 6

Effective Summer 2021.