What is considered full time status? What is considered part time status?
According to the University Bulletin: for the purpose of defining student status, graduate students taking 9 or more credit hours per semester (6 credits in the summer) are considered to be full time, those taking 5 to 8 credits per semester are considered to be half time, and all others are considered to be part time. Columbian College requires all master’s candidates, both full-time and part-time, to complete all academic requirements within a maximum of four calendar years from admission to candidacy. Graduate students who have completed all course and credit requirements for the degree except dissertation or thesis research may be certified as full-time students provided they are registered for at least 3 credits of dissertation or thesis research, are actively engaged in dissertation or thesis research and writing, and are not employed more than 20 hours per week. Graduate students who have completed all credit requirements for the degree, including dissertation or thesis research
