- Undergraduate students must be enrolled for and complete a minimum 12 credit hours each semester.
- Graduate students must be enrolled for and complete a full-time course load 9 credit hours. Graduate assistants are full time at 6 credit hours.
- Full-time enrollment does not include audits, withdrawals, or incompletes. Important Reminders No more than 3 on-line credit hours per semester may count toward full-time enrollment for F-1 students.
- Students may co-enroll with another university or community college; at least half of your courses must be with UNK. Students must meet with their academic advisor for approval and then meet with a DSO in order to obtain paperwork for co-enrollment. Learn more about the forms and instructions.
- Students are also required to make normal progress toward completing the course of study. The measure of normal progress is the rate at which a full-time student in your school or department normally advances toward his or her degree or program objective.
- Working to complete courses from previous semesters (incompletes) is not maintaining normal progress. If any student finds him/herself in this situation, he/she should consult with a DSO immediately.
- Summer school: summer break F-1 students are not required to enroll in classes as long as s/he is a continuing student. If you are entering for the first time or you are returning after a leave of absence, you may enter 30 days prior to your program start date. If you choose to enter in May, you must be enrolled full-time during the summer sessions.
Any student considering, for any reason, to drop a course that will cause his/her enrollment to drop below full-time must consult with a DSO before doing so. Dropping below full-time enrollment prior to obtaining written authorization from a DSO will jeopardize the student’s legal ability to remain in the US.
Students who are in their last semester of course work may be under-enrolled, however, he/she must complete a
Reduced Course Load Request by the first week of classes to verify that he/she will complete the degree/program requirements in that semester.