301-4 Enrollment Status

Title:	Enrollment Status
Owner:	AVP of Financial Aid
Last Update/Revised:	08/31/2023

Policy: The university has established various enrollment statuses for the purpose of tracking academic progression and satisfactory academic progress in accordance with federal regulations.

Academic Year Definition

An academic year consists of two, 16-week terms with a minimum of 32 weeks instructional time and 24 credit hours for undergraduate students; and a minimum of 32 weeks instructional time and 12 credit hours for graduate students.

Enrollment Status

Student	Full Time	3/4 Time	Half Time	Less than Half Time
Undergraduate	12+ credit hours per term	9-11 credit hours per term	6-8 credit hours per term	<6 credit hours per term
Graduate	6+ credits hours per term	N/A	3-5 credit hours per term	0 credit hours per term*

*Only applies to Non-FA students

Notice for Non-FA Students: To maintain at least a half-time enrollment status, an undergraduate student must be enrolled in at least 6 credits within a 16-week time period and a graduate student must be enrolled in at least 3 credits within a 16-week time period.

More information can be found in the Student Status Policy in the Academic Catalog.

Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to define student enrollment statuses as reported to external agencies regardless of federal student aid participation.