Enrollment Status
Enrollment status is defined for certification purposes as either full-time or half-time.
Enrollment Verification Certificates: ISU students can obtain an official printed enrollment verification at no cost, by accessing the National Students Clearinghouse via AccessPlus. The enrollment verification can be presented to health insurance agencies, housing authorities, consumer product companies, banks, etc. as required to provide official evidence of enrollment at Iowa State University. To obtain your verification, select "Enrollment cert" on the AccessPlus student menu.
Fall or Spring semesters
Full-time (FT) student status
Note: Courses taken as audit do not count towards full-time student status.
- Undergraduates: 12 credits per semester
- Graduates: 9 credits per semester
- Professional: 12 credits per semester
Three-quarter time student status
- Undergraduates: 9 credits per semester
- Graduates: 7 credits per semester
- Professional: 9 credits per semester
Half-time (HT) student status
- Undergraduates: 6 credits per semester
- Graduates: 5 credits per semester
- Professional: 6 credits per semester
Graduate students on assistantship are verified as full-time when enrolled in 1.0 or more credits per semester (fall, spring, or summer), provided the assistantship is coded on the student's record in the Graduate College.
Graduate students not on assistantship, who meet certain conditions, may be verified as either a full-time or half-time student for loan deferment purposes. To qualify, a graduate student must be accepted into a degree program, registered for course credit and get approval from the Graduate College which allows verification as either full-time or half-time. Contact the Graduate College at 515-294-4531 or by email for the specific qualifications and the form Verification as a Half-time or Full-time Student for Loan Deferment to request this approval.
Summer semester
Student status during the summer depends on the number of weeks a student is enrolled. See charts below. If you have questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar verification area at 515-294-1840.
For questions regarding financial aid and summer enrollment, see http://www.financialaid.iastate.edu/.
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Undergraduate
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Less than Half-time
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Half-time |
Full-time
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Up to 9 weeks (0-61 days)
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0-2 credits
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2.5-5 credits
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5.5 credits or higher
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10-11.5 weeks (62-80 days)
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0-3 credits
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3.5-8 credits
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8.5 credits or higher
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12 weeks or more (81 days or more)
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0-4 credits
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4.5-8 credits
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8.5 credits or higher
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| Calendar |
Graduate
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Less than Half-time
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Half-time
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Full-time
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Up to 9 weeks (0-61 days)
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0-2 credits
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2.5-4 credits
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4.5 credits or higher
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10-11.5 weeks (62-80 days)
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0-2 credits
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2.5-5 credits
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5.5 credits or higher
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12 weeks or more (81 days or more)
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0-3 credits
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3.5-6 credits
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6.5 credits or higher
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| Calendar | Professional | ||
| Less than Half-time | Half-time | Full-time | |
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Up to 9 weeks (0-61 days)
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0-2 credits | 2.5-5 credits | 5.5 credits or higher |
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10-11.5 weeks (62-80 days)
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0-3 credits | 3.5-7 credits | 7.5 credits or higher |
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12 weeks or more (81 days or more)
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0-4 credits | 4.5-7 credits | 7.5 credits or higher |