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Definition of Full-Time Credit Load

Student TypeFull-Time Credits

Undergraduate 12+ Credits
School of Arts Sciences and Business Graduate 9+ Credits
School of Education Graduate 9+ Credits
School of Education Doctorate 6+ Credits
School of Integrative Health 6+ Credits
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions 10+ Credits

Excluding courses selected as audit by the student, the University considers Undergraduate students full-time as 12 credits or more within a semester.

Example: If a student is registered for 3 credits in the winter and 9 credits in the spring, then the credit load is full-time. However, if a student is registered for 6 credits in the fall semester and 6 in the spring semester, that is considered a half-time credit load because the credits are not registered in a single semester.

University Credit-Hour Policy (PDF)