Unless otherwise noted in the policies for certain programs, federal financial aid is available to graduate students who enroll at least half-time, or six (6) credit hours, each semester. Any student with fewer than six (6) hours is considered less than half-time and is not eligible for loan support. Graduate students enrolled in at least nine (9) credits per semester are considered full-time. NOTE: Some LMU graduate programs have different requirements for full- and half-time status. Please review the policy section for your program in this catalog or the relevant program handbook for additional information.
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Students in the MPA or MSCJ program can be either full- or part-time. A student is considered full-time when he or she has enrolled in at least nine (9) credit hours of graduate coursework per semester.
Business
School of Business graduate students enrolled in at least nine (9) graduate credits per semester are considered full-time.
Caylor School of Nursing
Caylor School of Nursing graduate students enrolled in at least nine (9) graduate credits per semester are considered full-time. Those enrolled in five (5) graduate credits per semester are considered half-time.
Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine
A full-time graduate student in a LMU-CVM graduate program takes a minimum of nine (9) credit hours a given semester. Anything fewer than 9 credit hours is considered part-time.
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
DCOM students enrolled in at least nine (9) credit hours per semester are considered full-time. Those enrolled in six (6) credit hours per semester are considered part-time.
Doctor of Medical Sciences
Nine (9) credit hours per semester is considered a full-time course load.
Duncan School of Law
Twelve (12) or more credit hours per semester is considered a full-time course load.
Carter and Moyers School of Education
Nine (9) credit hours per semester is considered a full-time course load.
Master of Science
Nine (9) or more credits per semester is considered a full- time course load.