Enrollment Status & Minimum Hours

Important Information Concerning Pell Grant and Campus-Based Aid

Your eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant and Campus-Based Aid programs depends on your enrollment status as of the last day to add classes for each term:

2011-2012

• Fall 2011: Tuesday, September 6th 2011
• Spring 2012: Monday, January 23rd 2012
• Summer 2012: Wednesday, May 29th 2012 

2012-2013

• Fall 2012: Tuesday, September 4th 2012
• Spring 2013: Monday, January 22nd 2013
• Summer 2013: Tuesday, May 28th 2013

All courses for the applicable semester must be added by this date, including second and short term courses. Any courses added after this date will not be used in determining your eligibility for these programs. The Federal Pell Grant is awarded based on full time enrollment status, but will adjust for 3/4 time, 1/2 time, and less than half time enrollment.   Please refer to award infomation for credit hour requirements by individual award.

Enrollment Status

Credit hour requirements at the University of Utah

STUDENT	FULL TIME	THREE-QUARTER TIME	HALF TIME	LESS THAN HALF TIME
Undergraduate	12+ hours per term	9-11 hours per term	6-8 hours per term	<6 hours per term
Graduate	9+ hours per term	N/A	5-8 hours per term	<5 hours per term

Notice: Unless otherwise declared by the Director of Graduate Studies, a graduate student MAY be considered full time if registered for three credit hours of courses in the range of 6970-6989, 7970-7989, or Pharmacology and Toxicology 7920.

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201 South 1460 East, Room 105
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

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Work-Study:
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