Full-time Status

Full Course Load Requirement

To maintain your status as an F-1 or M-1 student in the United States, you must enroll in a full course of study.

• Undergraduate students must take at least 12 credit hours per term.
• Graduate students must take at least 6 credit hours per term.
• Students in English language learning training programs must meet 18 clock hours per week.
• Students in Pathway programs have various number of credits to satisfy the full course load requirement for their respective levels. Students must work with their academic advisors to ensure this requirement is met.

Online courses cannot count toward a full course of study for an English language training or Pathway student.

Summer Attendance and Summer Start

Summer is considered as a vacation term for undergraduate and graduate students, during which students may choose to enroll full-time, part-time, or not enrolled in any classes.

IEP/ESL and Pathway students are required to register for a full course load during the summer.

Students whose first term is summer are required to enroll full time.

Students who start session II as their first time are required to enroll in a full course load. Full course load for summer session II is defined as a “prorated” 50% of typical full-time status. In other words, undergraduate students must enroll in at least 6 credits and graduate students must enroll in at least 3 credits for summer session II if summer II is their first term at Gonzaga. No more than one online class can be counted toward the full course load.

Dissertation and Thesis Students

Graduate Students who are enrolled in at least one dissertation or thesis students are generally considered as full-time. However, they must first certified by the Registrar’s office.