2 2	÷	12	=	.0167 17% Less-than-Half-Time
1 1	÷	12	=	0.083 8% Less-than-Half-Time
Note:	Enrollment	intensity	cannot	exceed	100%	for	purposes	of	Pell	Grant	proration.
If	the	student	is	enrolled	less	than	half	time,	it	will	also	affect	the	cost	components	that	are	used	in	the	student9s	budget
(see	
Volume	3,	Chapter	2).	Note	that	schools	do	not	have	the	discretion	to	refuse	to	pay	an	otherwise	eligible	part-time
student,	including	during	a	summer	term	or	intersession.
Programs	Offered	in	Nonstandard	Terms
Full-time	enrollment	for	programs	offered	in	nonstandard	terms	is	determined	by	multiplying	the	number	of	weeks	in	each
term	by	the	number	of	credit	hours	in	an	academic	year,	then	dividing	the	result	by	the	number	of	weeks	in	an	academic
year.	The	full-time	enrollment	number	is	then	used	as	the	denominator	for	determining	enrollment	intensity.
For	example,	College	X	has	a	program	that	consists	of	four	8-week	terms.	College	X	defines	the	academic	year	as	40
quarter	hours	and	32	weeks	of	instructional	time.	College	X	determines	that	full-time	enrollment	is	10	credit	hours	per
term	[(8	weeks	per	term	*	40	credit	hours)/32	weeks	of	instruction)].	Below	is	a	chart	of	enrollment	intensity,	relative	to
10	credit	hours	per	term	as	full-time.
Quarter	Credit	Hours Enrollment	Intensity	Formula Enrol lment	Intensity Enrollment	Status	Equivalent
10	(or	more) 10	÷	10	=	1.0 100% Full-Time
9 9	÷	10	=	0.90 90% Three-Quarter	Time
8 8	÷	10	=	0.80 80% Three-Quarter	Time
7 7	÷	10	=	0.70 70% Half-Time
6 6	÷	10	=	0.60 60% Half-Time
5 5	÷	10	=	0.50 50% Half-Time
4 4	÷	10	=	0.40 40% Less-than-Half-Time
3 3	÷	10	=	0.30 30% Less-than-Half-Time
2 2	÷	10	=	0.20 20% Less-than-Half-Time
1 1	÷	10	=	0.10 10% Less-than-Half-Time
Note:	Full-time	enrollment	for	programs	offered	in	nonstandard	terms	may	differ	from	program	to	program	and	even	from
term	to	term,	as	it	is	based	on	the	number	of	weeks	in	each	term,	the	number	of	credit	hours	in	an	academic	year,	and
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