full-time student
No partial courseload
A full-time student is enrolled in enough courses to meet an institution's threshold for full-time status, typically twelve or more credit hours per semester at American universities.
The designation affects financial aid eligibility, insurance coverage, and tax status.
Part-time students carry lighter course loads, often while working: She went back to school as a full-time student after her kids started kindergarten.
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormitoryStudent living building
- semesterHalf academic year
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- studentsfreshman, sophomore, pupil, junior, senior
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