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Training Time

Minimum number of hours necessary for corresponding benefits

Fall or Spring
Training Time
Hours -
Full Time
Hours -
3/4 Time
Hours -
1/2 Time
Hours -
Tuition Only
Undergraduate 12+ 9 - 11 6 - 8 5 or less
Graduate 9 7 - 8 5 - 6 4 or less
Law School 10 8 - 9 5 - 7 4 or less


Summer A        
Undergraduate 4+ 3 2 1
Graduate 4+ 3 2 1


Summer B        
Undergraduate 4+ 3 2 1
Graduate 4+ 3 2 1


Summer C        
Undergraduate 8+ 7 - 6 5 - 4 3 or less
Graduate 8+ 7 - 6 5 - 4 3 or less
Law School 5+ 4 3 2

Training time for undergraduate, postbaccalaureate and graduate summer terms

Summer A & C (May 9-June 17) Summer B & C (June 27-August 5)
Full Time = Full Time =
3 hours of A + 1 or more hours of C 3 hours of B + 1 or more hours of C
2 hours of A + 4 or more hours of C 2 hours of B + 4 or more hours of C
1 hour of A + 6 or more hours of C 1 hour of B + 6 or more hours of C

3/4 Time = 3/4 Time =
2 hours of A + 2 or 3 hours of C 2 hours of B + 2 or 3 hours of C
1 hour of A + 4 or 5 hours of C 1 hour of B + 4 or 5 hours of C

1/2 Time = 1/2 Time =
1 hour of A + 2 or 3 hours of C 1 hour of B + 2 or 3 hours of C

Training time applies only to the actual days that the terms overlap. For example, a student taking 1 hour of Summer A courses and 6 hours of Summer C is full-time until Summer A ends; at that point the student becomes 3/4 time for the remainder of Summer C.