the	number	of	weeks	in	an	academic	year.
Pell	Grant	Enrollment	Intensity	for	Clock-Hour	or	Non-Term-Based	Programs
Students	enrolled	in	clock-hour	or	non-term-based	programs	are	considered	to	be	enrolled	full-time	for	Pell	Grant
purposes.	See	Chapter	4	of	this	volume	for	additional	discussion	of	enrollment	intesity	for	clock-hour	and	non-term-based
programs.
Pell	Grant	Enrollment	Intensity	for	a	Consortium	Program
The	enrollment	intensity	of	a	student	attending	more	than	one	school	under	a	consortium	agreement	is	based	on	all	the
courses	taken	that	apply	to	the	degree	or	certificate	at	the	home	school.	The	disbursing	school	may	have	to	make	some
adjustments	if	the	coursework	at	the	other	school	is	measured	in	different	units.
Below	are	examples	of	calculating	enrollment	intensity	for	students	enrolled	in	regular	coursework	at	their	home
institution	and	coursework	offered	at	another	institution	through	a	consortium	agreement.	The	examples	describe	how	to
calculate	enrollment	intensity	when	the	units	of	enrollment	are	different	(i.e.,	semester	hours	at	the	home	school	and
quarter	hours	at	the	consortium	institution).
Students	Enrolled	in	Only	Correspondence	Courses
Students	enrolled	in	programs	of	correspondence	study	are	considered	to	be	enrolled	no	more	than	half	time	(the
equivalent	of	50%	enrollment	intensity),	even	if	they	are	enrolled	in	enough	coursework	to	be	full	time.	However,	if	the
correspondence	study	is	combined	with	regular	coursework,	the	student9s	enrollment	intensity	might	be	more	than	half
Volume	7,	Chapter	3,	Example	1:	Quarter	Hours	Converted	to	Semester	Hours
A	student	is	taking	six	semester	hours	at	their	home	school	and	nine	quarter	hours	at	a	different	school	under	a
consortium	agreement.	To	determine	their	enrollment	intensity,	the	home	school	needs	to	convert	the	hours	at
the	host	school	into	semester	hours.
Because	a	quarter	hour	is	about	two-thirds	of	a	semester	hour,	the	home	school	multiplies	the	number	of	quarter
hours	by	two-thirds:
9	quarter	hours	x	2/3	=	6	semester	hours
Then	the	hours	taken	at	both	schools	can	be	added	together:
6	semester	hours	(home	school)	+	6	semester	hours	(host	school)	=	12	semester	hours
Volume	7,	Chapter	3,	Example	2:	Semester	Hours	Converted	to	Quarter	Hours
A	student	is	taking	nine	quarter	hours	at	their	home	institution	and	six	semester	hours	at	a	different	institution.	To
determine	their	enrollment	intensity,	the	home	school	needs	to	convert	the	hours	at	the	host	school	into	quarter
hours.
Because	a	semester	hour	is	about	one	and	one-half	of	a	quarter	hour,	the	home	school	multiplies	the	number	of
quarter	hours	by	1.5:
6	semester	hours	x	1.5	=	9	quarter	hours
Then,	the	hours	taken	at	both	schools	can	be	added	together:
9	quarter	hours	(home	school)	+	9	quarter	hours	(host	school)	=	18	quarter	hours
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