Definition of Full-time and Half-time Status

The following number of semester hours required for undergraduate students to meet full-time and half-time status for fall, spring, and summer semesters:

• Full Time: 12 or more semester hours
• Three-quarter-time: 9-11 semester hours
• Half-time: 6-8 semester hours
• Less than Half-time: 5 semester hours or less 

To complete a degree in four years or eight semesters, students may need to take at least 15 semester hours per semester.  For financial aid purposes, 12 semester hours is the full-time standard for the summer semester. To be eligible for health insurance coverage, students must be enrolled in nine or more credit hours in the fall or spring semester.