Individual students receiving financial aid may be required to complete credits in addition to those listed below. The exact requirements for financial aid will be listed in the student’s financial aid award letter.

Undergraduates and Non-degree Undergraduate students:

• Full-time
  • 12 or more credit hours
• Half-time
  • 6 to 11.5 credit hours

Graduate and Non-degree Graduate students:

• Full-time
  • 5 or more credit hours
  • 0 credit hours as a candidate for degree
  • 1 or more credit hours of thesis or dissertation (not master’s reports or thesis preparation)
• Half-time
  • 3 to 4.5 credit hours

Notes:

Enrollment verification of full-time/part-time attendance can be certified beginning the first day of class.

Credits used for calculating full-time/part-time enrollment status do not include inter-institutional credits, nor do they include credits from another CU campus, unless the student is enrolled through the Intercampus Enrollment program.

Students receiving veteran benefits should contact the Veteran Student Services manager for the definition of full-time status for summer sessions. Contact information: 303-315-7300 or VMSS@ucdenver.edu.

Individual exceptions to the minimum graduate course-load levels are considered for financial aid purposes by the financial aid committee. Students must file a written appeal with the Office of Financial Aid.

Course Load/Restrictions

In most cases, students wishing to take more than 18 semester hours (12 in the summer session) must have the overload approved by an authority in their Academic Advising office of their college or school. Students should consult with their Academic Advisor for specific guidelines as to course-load restrictions.