Credit Hours for VA Benefits
Semester (16 Weeks)
Student Status
Long Summer (12 Weeks)
Less than
Full-Time 3/4-Time 1/2-Time 1/2, but 1/4-Time
More than
1/4 Time
Less than
Full-Time 3/4-Time 1/2-Time 1/2, but 1/4-Time
Student Status
More than
1/4 Time
Undergraduate
12
9-11
6-8
4-5
1-3
Undergraduate
8
6
4
3
1-2
Graduate - Masters
9
6-8
5
3-4
1-2
Graduate - Masters
6
4-5
3
2
1
Graduate - Ph.D.
9
6-8
5
3-4
1-2
Graduate - Ph.D.
6
4-5
3
2
1
Half Term—First or Second
(8 Weeks Fall or Spring/6 Weeks Summer)
Student Status
Minimesters (4 Weeks)
Less than
Full-Time 3/4-Time 1/2-Time 1/2, but 1/4-Time
More than
1/4 Time
Student Status
Less than
Full-Time 3/4-Time 1/2-Time 1/2, but 1/4-Time
More than
1/4 Time
Undergraduate
4+
3
2
—
1
Undergraduate
3
2
—
1
—
Graduate - Masters
3+
­2
—
1
—
Graduate - Masters
2+
—
1
—
—
Graduate - Ph.D.
3+
2
—
1
—
Graduate - Ph.D.
2+
—
1
—
—
Revised November 2016