Registration and Academic Status

Full-Time Status

A graduate student (domestic or international) is considered full-time if he or she is registered for a minimum of:

  • 9 semester credit hours during a fall or spring semester;
  • 6 semester credit hours in a 10-week summer semester; or
  • 3 semester credit hours in a five-week summer term.

A Q grade before the 12th class day does not count toward the certification of enrollment status.

Colleges and departments may impose additional semester credit hour requirements for students holding assistantships or fellowships which exceed the minimum stated above.

Students who have financial assistance should consult the Department of Student Financial Aid, (see page ) Texas A&M University, 2nd floor, The Pavilion, 1252 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1252, (979) 845-3236, for registration requirements.