Registration and Academic Status:

Full-Time Status

A full-time graduate student is considered full-time if he or she is registered for a minimum of:

9 semester credit hours during a fall or spring semester,

6 semester credit hours in a 10-week summer semester, or

3 semester credit hours in a five-week summer term.

A Q grade before the 12th class day does not count toward the certification of enrollment status.

Colleges and departments may impose additional semester credit hour requirements for students holding assistantships or fellowships, which exceed the minimum stated above.
Students in post-baccalaureate non-degree status (G6) are not eligible for graduate assistantships or fellowships.

Students who have financial assistance should consult the Department of Student Financial Aid, (see page 141) Texas A&M University, 2nd floor, The Pavilion, 1252 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1252, (979) 845-3236, for registration requirements.

For further details, please refer to Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog, 2002-2003, page 134.

If there are any questions concerning these opportunities, they may be addressed to the program staff assistant at nutrsec@tamu.edu, or by calling 979-845-1735.

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