Graduate Studies defines full-time graduate student status as enrollment for nine or more credits; part-time graduate student status is defined as eight or fewer credits in a semester. For loan deferment purposes, half-time is defined as six credits. To be eligible for federal financial aid, students need to be enrolled for a minimum of six credits per semester. Immigration law requires that international students be enrolled at full-time status, and six credits must require on-campus study. Fully online programs do not satisfy the requirements for an F-1 visa. International students must comply with vaccination requirements.