What are the Summer 2026 credit hour requirements for full-time benefits?

The chart below shows the number of credit hours within each term during the summer semester that are needed for full-time status in order to obtain the maximum monthly housing allowance/stipend.

If you are looking to get other tuition funding, you may need to be full-time (ex. Ohio War Orphans Scholarship or Maximum Pell Grant).

If you have questions about a specific funding source and the requirements for summer, please reach out to the designated department that administers those funds.

TERM NAMETERM DATES# OF WEEKSFULL TIME EQUIVALENT (undergarduate credit hours)FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (graduate credit hours)
Summer 2026May 18 - Aug. 91285
Summer 2026 (PE)May 11 - Aug. 91395
Summer 2026 (IS)May 18 - June 7321
Summer 2026 (S1)May 26 - June 28542
Summer 2026 (S2)May 18 - July 12863
Summer 2026 (S3)June 29 - Aug. 2542
Summer 2026 (S4)May 18 - June 28642
Summer 2026 (S5)June 29 - Aug. 9642
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