Financial Aid Standard for Enrollment Credit Hours

Financial Aid Enrollment Requirements

Office of Student Financial Services

To qualify for Federal and State financial aid, students must:

Be enrolled at least half-time in a degree-seeking program accredited by an approved agency.
Meet enrollment requirements at the time of financial aid disbursement.

Enrollment Status	Fall Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Full-Time	12 or more credit hours	12 or more credit hours	12 or more credit hours*
Three-Quarter Time	9-11 credit hours	9-11 credit hours	9-11 credit hours*
Half-Time	6-8 credit hours	6-8 credit hours	6-8 credit hours*
Less than Half-Time (Pell Grant Only)	1-5 credit hours	1-5 credit hours	1-5 credit hours*

* Summer Term Requirement: Students must be enrolled May–August.

Biomedical Sciences students must enroll in 9 credit hours per term to be considered full-time.

Enrollment Status	Fall Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Full-Time	9 credit hours	9 credit hours

Enrollment Status	Fall Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Full-Time	9 or more credit hours	9 or more credit hours	6 or more credit hours*
Three-Quarter Time	6-8 credit hours	6-8 credit hours	4-5 credit hours*
Half-Time	1-5 credit hours	1-5 credit hours	1-3 credit hours*

* Summer Term Requirement: Students must be enrolled May–August.

All Medical and Dental students enrolled in an academic year are considered full-time in their program.

Status	Fall Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Full-Time	Full-Time**	Full-Time**	Full-Time**

** Professional students maintain full-time status throughout the academic year.