In study-terms, generally at least 12 credit hours per semester. In financial aid terms, 12 credit hours.
a programme designed to build the potential of university graduates in the initial stages of their professional career
Minimum of five credits in the summer; seven in the fall or spring.
For undergraduates you must be registered for at least 12 credits, for graduates, 8 credits in most cases.
Generally, full time is what you are when enrolled in 12 or more credit hours, usually three to five classes.
Twelve or more credit hours per semester for undergraduate students.
For service credit calculation, a member whose contract begins and ends on the first and last day of the 365-day calendar year or the 180-day academic year and whose contract provides compensation equal to 100% of the full-time salary as defined by the teachers salary schedule for a teacher teaching every day, all day.
At Joliet Junior College full-time is considered to be twelve or more semester hours of college credit. Grade Point Average - Grade point averages are computed by multiplying the number of credits earned in a course, times the number of quality points a grade is worth. To determine the GPA, add an the quality points together and divide by the number of credits attempted. (Example: An "A" in English 101 = 3 credit hours times 4 quality points totaling 12 quality points. Now divide 12 quality points by 3 credit hours to calculate the GPA for the "A" in English 101. The GPA for the course is 4.0). Scale of quality points: A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0
A degree-seeking undergraduate attempting 12 or more semester hours in a semester. A graduate student attempting 9 semester hours in a semester. The load for other terms is shown elsewhere in this catalog.
Enrollment for a minimum of twelve semester credit hours for undergraduate students or nine semester credit hours for graduate students each semester in the long session (fall and spring).
At schools measuring progress by credit hours and semesters, trimesters, or quarters, full-time enrollment is at least twelve semester hours or quarter hours per term. Note that schools may choose to set higher minimums than these. Full time enrollment is not a requirement to receive aid from the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) or Federal Work-Study programs.
