Student Statuses by Credit

The following is a list of graduate and doctoral student statuses by credit:

Graduate students (MA, MFA, SOED students, MS non-FNP students) are considered full-time when they are enrolled in 9 credit hours or more. Graduate students registered for 4.5 credit hours are considered half-time; below 4.5 credit hours is considered part-time.

Graduate students in the MS FNP (and Adv Cert FNP) programs are considered full-time when they are enrolled in 6 credit hours or more. Graduate students in the FNP programs are considered half-time when they are enrolled in 3 credit hours; below 3 credit hours is considered part-time.

Doctoral students As of January 2014, Doctoral students are considered full-time when they are enrolled in 6 credit hours or more or are enrolled in EDAD 8190 for two credit hours. Doctoral students are considered half-time when they are enrolled in 3 credit hours or are enrolled in EDAD 8190 for 1 credit hour; below 3 credit hours is considered part-time.