(1) For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students,
the minimum program required for receipt of maximum educational
benefit payments under the Veteran’s Readjustment Benefits
Act of 1966 and receipt of Social Security benefits as a dependent
is twelve hours in a semester (six hours in the summer term).
(2) Twelve credit hours and above in a semester constitute a
full program of study for tuition and fee assessment; in the summer
term, the number of hours is six and above. (See § 3-501(b)
on credit ranges.)
(3) Registration in at least twelve credit hours in a semester
is required for certification as a full-time student with one
exception. Graduate students with assistantship appointments of
25–67%, inclusive, for a semester will be considered full-time
for certification purposes when they are registered for at least
eight credit hours. For purposes of load calculation, English
as a Second Language courses required or recommended by the English
as a Second Language Placement Test will count as four hours even
if the registration is listed in the student registration systems
as zero hours. Registration in at least six credit hours is required
for certification as a half-time student in a semester. In the
summer term, registration in at least six credit hours is required
for full-time certification.
(4) For University academic terms of other lengths, the number
of hours are determined proportionately in accordance with the
above principles.
(5) Study Abroad students shall be considered full-time at the
University when they are registered for at least the minimum full-time
academic load as defined by the international institution.
(1) Each student is required to pursue a normal program of studies.
The number of hours varies with the college and curriculum. More
or less than a normal program may be permitted only by authority
of the dean of the college or designated representative.
(2) In most colleges, fourteen semester hours are required for
Dean’s List recognition. (See § 3-401.)
