Enrollment certification
If you are a half-time or full-time student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, you may have your enrollment certified by a One Stop Student Services counselor. Enrollment certification is frequently required for repayment deferments on student loans, or to qualify for student discounts on auto insurance.
Undergraduate & non-degree students
Minimum credit rule per term
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 12 credits; half time: 6 credits
Miscellaneous coursework credit
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Professional Experience Program (PEP) If you are registered for the following courses, you are considered full time for certification and financial aid. (Financial aid eligibility will be calculated based on actual tuition and fees costs and standard living expenses):
AFEE 3096, Agro 4096, AnSc 4096, ApEc 4096, Ent 4096, FScN 4096, Hort 4096, PlPa 4096, ESPM 4096
College of Science and Engineering
Co-Op or Industrial Assignments (Engineering majors) You are considered full time for certification and financial aid purposes, if you are registered for the following courses (Financial aid eligibility will be calculated based on actual tuition and fees costs and standard living expenses):
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)--4796
Biomedical Engineering (BMEN)--4896, 4996
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BBE)--4900
Computer Science (CSci)--3970
Civil Engineering (CE)--4190
Electrical Engineering (EE)--4961, 4962
Industrial Engineering and Management Science (IE)--3041 4042, 4043
Mechanical Engineering (ME)--3041, 4042, 4043, 4044
Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (PSTL)
0-Credit Courses= 4 credit: 712, 713, 721, 722, 731, 732
Off-Campus Study (OCS)
OCS 550, 590, 1550, 3000, 3550: full time
No Credit
The following types of coursework do not count toward certifying credit:
Special Exam, Advanced Placement, CLEP Exam, IB (International Baccalaureate), MIL 0-credit courses.
Audit coursework
Audit registration (V registration) may not be used in credit totals for certification or financial aid.
College of Continuing Education (CCE) &
Online Distance Learning (ODL)
Courses count toward certification only for the term in which the registration takes place. Only term-based ODL courses count toward Office of Student Finance (OSF) administered financial aid. OSF aid does not apply to extended-term courses (9 month), with one exception: If you are eligible for the Minnesota State Grant, all ODL courses you are enrolled in during the semester will be counted (both term-based and extended term courses).
For more information, go to the CCE Financial Resources Wizard or contact CCE at 612-624-4000 or send an email to cceinfo@umn.edu.
Graduate/professional students
Graduate School
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
GRAD 0999 does not count for certification purposes.
8333 = FTE (full-time enrollment) masters
8444 = FTE (full-time enrollment) doctoral
Dentistry, Law School
Academic year (fall, spring semesters)
Full time: 12 cedits; half time: 6 credits
May/summer term
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
Master of Business Administration
Full time program
See Other Professional Programs for part-time program.
Academic year (fall, spring semesters)
Full time: 12 cedits; half time: 6 credits
May/summer term
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
Medical Technology
Year 3 students not taking MedT courses
Academic year (fall, spring semesters)
Full time: 12 credits; half time: 6 credits
May/summer term
Full time: 12 credits; half time: 6 credits
Year 4 students
Academic year (fall, spring semesters)
Full time: 12 credits; half time: 6 credits
Year 4 + students in clinical/hospital courses
May/summer terms and fall semesters
Full time: 4 credits
If you are registered for clinical/hospital courses, you are considered full time for enrollment purposes only, not financial aid eligibility.
Medical School
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
Courses equal to 3 credits: InMd 6001, 6002, 6003
School of Nursing
Master of Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice
Full time: 6 credits
Occupational Therapy
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
Pharmacy
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 12 credits; half time: 6 credits
Physical Therapy
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 6 credits
Public Health
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), School of Public Health
Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.), School of Public Health
Academic year (fall, spring semesters)
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
May/summer term
Full time: 6 credits; half time: 3 credits
Veterinary Medicine
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 9 credits; half time: 4 credits
Other professional programs
Masters programs offered by colleges and professional schools
- Master of Agriculture (M.Ag.), College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
- Master of Business Administration, part-time program
- Master of Education (M.Ed.), College of Education
- Dentistry Fellow Specialist, School of Dentistry
- Psychology Fellow Specialist, Medical School
Academic year (fall, spring semesters) and May/summer term
Full time: 6 cedits; half time: 3 credits
Non-degree graduate credit
Students taking non-degree graduate credits in a professional college plan will follow the requirements for that college. All other students taking non-degree graduate credits follow the requirements of the Graduate School.
Audit coursework
Audit registration (V registration) may not be used in credit totals for certification or financial aid.
Exceptions
Medical students in residency program--Effective January 1, 1990, in compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations, Medical School students enrolled in a residency program cannot be certified as students for loan deferment purposes.
Graduate level coursework--Graduate level (5000- to 8000-level) coursework does not always meet Graduate School criteria for enrollment certification purposes. Students must also be registered in a University of Minnesota Graduate School or masters program. Refer to the Graduate School catalog for graduate and masters program student guidelines.
Accreditation
The University of Minnesota is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 5454 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60615.
