Full Time for State Aid Purposes

An enrolled student who is carrying a full-time academic workload (other than audits/ correspondence courses) as determined by the institution, which is applicable to all students enrolled in a particular program.  The institution’s full-time definition for a program must be used for all students enrolled in that program; however, for the purpose of receiving state aid, the students must meet the following minimum requirements: twelve (12) semester hours per academic term.  State aid recipients must complete the appropriate number of semester hours unless granted an Exception With Cause or unless their program permits less than full-time enrollment.  Attendance at an intersession or mini-term may not be combined with an adjacent regular term to achieve full-time status.