time	(see	section	below	for	additional	information).
A	student	enrolled	only	in	a	non-term	correspondence	program	always	has	their	award	calculated	based	on	50%
enrollment	intensity.	For	a	student	enrolled	in	a	term-based	correspondence	program,	your	school	must	determine
whether	the	student	is	enrolled	half	time	(six	or	more	credit	hours	in	a	term)	or	less	than	half	time	(fewer	than	six	credit
hours	in	a	term).	Special	rules	are	used	to	determine	the	student9s	enrollment	intensity	when	the	student	is	enrolled	in	a
combination	of	regular	and	correspondence	coursework.
Students	Enrolled	in	a	Combination	of	Regular	and	Correspondence	Courses
If	a	student	is	enrolled	in	a	non-correspondence	study	program,	but	correspondence	coursework	is	combined	with	regular
coursework,	the	correspondence	courses	must	meet	the	following	criteria	to	be	considered	in	determining	the	student9s
enrollment	intensity:
The	courses	must	apply	toward	the	student9s	degree	or	certificate	or	must	be	remedial	work	to	help	the	student	in
their	course	of	study.
The	courses	must	be	completed	during	the	period	required	for	the	student9s	regular	coursework	(e.g.,	a	term).
The	amount	of	correspondence	work	counted	can9t	be	more	than	the	number	of	credit	hours	of	regular	coursework	in
which	the	student	is	enrolled	(although	a	student	taking	at	least	a	half-time	load	of	correspondence	courses	must	be
paid	as	at	least	a	half-time	student,	regardless	of	the	credit	hours	of	regular	coursework).
This	chart	assumes	that	the	school	defines	full-time	enrollment	as	12	credit	hours	per	term,	and	half-time	enrollment	as
six	credit	hours	per	term.
Regular	Work Correspondence	Work Adjusted	Total	Cours ework Enrollment	Intensity
3 3 6 50%
3 6 6 50%
3 9 6 50%
6 3 9 75%
6 4 10 83%
6 6 12 100%
6 2 8 67%
2 6 6 50%
3 2 5 42%
As	you	can	see	in	the	second	and	third	rows	of	the	table,	the	number	of	correspondence	hours	counted	in	the	total	course
load	was	adjusted	so	that	the	correspondence	hours	never	exceeded	the	regular	hours	taken.	Note	that,	in	the	second	to
last	row	of	the	table,	the	student	is	eligible	for	payment	based	on	half-time	(50%	enrollment	intensity)	in	correspondence
courses,	because	not	all	the	correspondence	work	can	be	counted	toward	enrollment	intensity.
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