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Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 > Academic Policies and Procedures > Registration and Advisement > Full-Time/Three-Quarter/Half-Time/Less-Than-Half-Time Status for Graduate-Level Students

Full-Time/Three-Quarter/Half-Time/Less-Than-Half-Time Status for Graduate-Level Students

Full-time Study: Full-time study is nine (9) or more credits per semester.

Three-quarter Time Study: Three-quarter time study is six (6) to eight (8) credits per semester.

Half-time Study: Half-time study is four and one half (4.5) credits or more per semester. (Students must be half-time to qualify for loan deferments.)

Less than Half-time Study: Less than Half-time study ranges from one (1) to four (4) credits per semester.

Note: For students taking sub-terms or modules during a regular semester, combined credits between the modules or sub-terms must total at least 4.5 or more to be eligible to receive Federal Direct Loans.

Credits taken that are not part of the required graduate or doctoral courses for a degree program are not considered in calculating status to qualify for certain types of financial aid. Refer to "Financial Aid" for more information.