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Academic Standards and Policies

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Definition of Full-Time Status

Refer to the following for the definition of Full-Time Status:

  • Fall, Spring, or Summer: Full-time status is defined as 12 or more credit hours of study per semester. Permission from the division chair is required to exceed 19 credit hours per semester.
  • January Intersession: Permission to exceed 6 credit hours is required from the division chair.

A credit hour is equivalent to 750 minutes of instruction. A laboratory credit hour is equivalent to 1,500 to 2,250 minutes of instruction.