Enrollment	Intensity	Standards	for	Nonstandard	Terms
If	you	are	using	Formula	3	for	a	program	that	contains	standard	terms,	the	minimum	full-time	enrollment	standards
previously	discussed	would	still	apply	for	the	standard	terms.	However,	if	a	program	has	nonstandard	terms,	the	full-time
enrollment	standard	must	be	calculated	for	the	nonstandard	terms.	Full-time	enrollment	status	for	a	nonstandard	term	is
determined	based	on	the	length	of	the	term	in	relation	to	the	academic	year:
[Weeks	in	nonstandard	term	÷	weeks	in	academic	year	(at	least	30)]	x	Credit-hours	in	academic	year
After	you	determine	the	number	of	credit	hours	required	for	full-time	enrollment,	you	can	then	determine	the	enrollment
intensity	for	the	nonstandard	term	using	the	following	formula:
Credit	hours	student	takes	in	the	nonstandard	term	÷	Credit	hours	required	for	full-time	enrollment	in	the	nonstandard
term
Calculation ($3,750	x	17)	÷	30 ($3,750	x	14)	÷	30 ($3,750	x	6)	÷	 30
Disbursement 1st	Disb.:	$1,875
2nd	Disb.:	$250
$1,750 $750
For	the	first	term,	you	may	disburse	15/30	of	the	student9s	award	at	the	beginning	of	the	term	and	the	final	2/30
only	after	the	15th	week	of	instructional	time	in	the	term.	However,	if	the	student	establishes	eligibility	in	the	16th
week	of	the	term,	you	can	make	a	disbursement	of	17/30	of	the	annual	award	at	that	time.	The	student9s	award
for	the	second	and	third	terms	may	each	be	disbursed	in	a	single	disbursement.
Notes:	These	fractions	use	weeks	of	instructional	time	as	defined	in	Volume	3,	Chapter	1,	which	are	not
necessarily	the	same	number	as	the	calendar	weeks	in	an	academic	year.
If	the	program9s	coursework	is	offered	in	whole	credits,	the	resulting	number	is	rounded	up	to	the	next	whole
number	(e.g.,	3.3	is	rounded	up	to	4).
If	the	program9s	coursework	is	offered	in	fractions,	the	minimum	number	of	credits	required	for	full-time
enrollment	need	not	be	rounded.	For	example,	3.3	would	remain	3.3	as	full	time,	and	a	student	taking	3.4	credits
in	the	term	would	be	full	time.
Determining	Full-Time	Enrollment	for	Nonstandard	Te rms
34	CFR	668.2(b)	<Full-time	student=
Volume	7,	Chapter	4,	Example	8:	Payments	for	Nonstandard	Terms	of	Equal	Length
A	school	has	a	program	that	consists	of	four	8-week	terms.	The	school	defines	its	academic	year	as	40	quarter
hours	and	32	weeks	of	instructional	time.	Because	this	program	does	not	use	standard	terms	(semesters,
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