Graduate Enrollment Status 

Fall and Spring Terms: Graduate students registered for a minimum of 9 credits are considered full-time, registrations for 7 credits are considered 3/4-time, and registrations for 4.5 credits are considered half-time. Exceptions are noted below. 

Summer Terms: Graduate students registered for a minimum of 6 credits are considered full-time, registrations for 4.5 credits are considered 3/4-time, and registrations for 3 credits are considered half-time. Exceptions are noted below. 

Thesis/Dissertion Credits:

  • Master's degree students who have completed all required coursework as listed on their approved Plan of Study and are only enrolled in thesis credits remain eligible for minimum half-time equivalency with an enrollment of at least 3 credits.
  • Doctoral degree students who have advanced to candidacy, have completed all required coursework as listed on their approved Plan of Study and are only enrolled in dissertation credits remain eligible for minimum half-time equivalency with an enrollment of at least 3 credits.
  • All graduate students who have completed all coursework and thesis/dissertation credits as listed on their approved Plan of Study and are only enrolled to satisfy continuous enrollment requirements to complete their thesis or dissertation may petition to be classified as full-time graduate students with an enrollment of at least 1 credit.