Full-Time and Part-Time Status
Disability Accommodations
If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Disability Resources (DR) office, located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076, 515-294-7220.
Several things can be affected by your credit load at Iowa State. Financial aid, insurance, scholarships, establishing residency, and VISA status all can be affected, depending upon whether you are a part-time or full-time student.
It is your responsibility to know how your credit load will affect your status for these things. During the school year, full-time status normally means a load of 12 to 18 credits. See your advisor for information on full-time status for summer.
Rounding Credit Loads
Iowa State's registrar rounds up 11.5 credits to 12 credits, which grants the student full-time status.
Counting "R" Credit
Iowa State's registrar will count an "R" credit course as one credit for insurance purposes and loan deferments only. Thus, if the student has 11 credits and one "R" credit course, then the student is considered full-time for those two purposes.
Veterans Administration
Check with the Veterans Clerks in 214 Enrollment Services Center to ensure your credit load meets the requirements for receiving VA benefits.
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