Load Status
Load status is used by the financial aid office to determine eligibility for specific aid programs. Some aid programs require full-time enrollment in an academic period, while others may require half-time enrollment. Other aid programs may require that a student's Program of Study (POS) Load Status is full-time or half-time. POS Load Status uses only the number of credits that count towards the student's program of study to calculate the load status; for this reason, it is possible for a student to be enrolled full-time and have a POS Load Status that is full-time, 3/4-time, half-time, less than half time or even not enrolled.
Unless otherwise stated, graduate programs define Load Status as follows:
- Full-time is a minimum of 8 credits.
- ¾-time is a minimum of 6 credits.
- Half-time is a minimum of 4 credits.
- Less than Half Time is enrollment in less than 4 credits, but greater than 0 credits.
The following graduate Programs of Study have different requirements, and therefore have separate Load Status calculations:
- Doctor of Medical Science
- Full-time is a minimum of 6 credits.
- Half-time is a minimum of 3 credits.
- Less than Half Time is less than 3 credits, and greater than 0 credits.
Federal student aid programs require Load Status to be calculated using only courses that count towards meeting the requirements of your degree (the POS Load Status). This means the enrollment status used to determine your eligibility for federal student aid programs may be different from the enrollment status in your academic record.