General Notes on FTE Formulas

Alabama 0.33 FTE per class per student
Albany Graduate students: 12 credit hours = 1 FTE; Undergraduate students: 15 credit hours = 1 FTE.
Alberta 4 courses and 3 courses = 1.0 FTE; 2 courses = 0.67 FTE; 1 course = 0.33 FTE.
Arizona 1 FTE = 9 semester hours (3 courses and above).
British Columbia 1 FTE = 4 courses.
Buffalo Graduate Students: 1 FTE = 9 credit hours.
Catholic Total credits / 8 (full time) = FTE.
Clarion 1 graduate FTE = 12 credits; 1 FTE per full-time undergraduate.
Clark Atlanta 1 FTE = 9 credit hours per semester.
Dalhousie 1 FTE = 4 courses.
Dominican Total divided by 3 = FTE.
Drexel Graduate: 9+ credits = 1 FTE; 6 – 8.5 credits = 0.75 FTE; 4.5 – 5.5 credits = 0.5 FTE; 1 – 4.0 credits = 0.25 FTE. Undergraduate: 12 + credits = 1 FTE; 9 – 11.5 credits = 0.75 FTE; 6 – 11 credits = 0.5 FTE; 1 – 5.5 credits = 0.25 FTE.
Emporia Total number of hours / 7 for doctoral students, 9 for MLS and Other Graduate, and 12 for undergraduate students.
Florida State Graduate: 1 FTE = 9 or more hours per term; Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 12 or more hours per term.
Hawaii 1 FTE = 8 credits per term.
Illinois 1 FTE = 3 units of credit (12 semester hours).
Indiana 8 graduate credit hours per semester = full-time.
Iowa Graduate students: 9 credit hours per semester = 1 FTE; Undergraduate students: 12 credit hours per semester = 1 FTE.
Kent State 15 semester hours = 1 FTE. In the last few years, previous ALISE reports from Kent State used the formula 8 hours = 1 FTE. For this reason, it is not possible to compare directly data from recent years. In fact, FTE increased 3% this year. This change has affected the number of full-time students.
Kentucky 0.67 x = 1 FTE.
Long Island 9 credits or more at graduate level is 1 FTE.
Louisiana State 9 credit hours = 1 FTE.
Maryland Master’s and other graduate: 3 courses (9 credits) = 1 FTE. Doctoral: 3 courses or 2 dissertation research credits = 1 FTE.
McGill 5 courses = 1 FTE.
Michigan 8 credits = 1 FTE, 7 credits = 0.875 FTE, 6 credits = 0.75 FTE, 5 credits = 0.625 FTE, 4 credits = 0.5 FTE, 3 credits = 0.375 FTE, 2 credits = 0.25 FTE, 1 credit = 0.125 FTE.
Missouri 9 credit hours = 1 FTE. 3 credit hours per part-time divided by 9 equals percentage of FTE.
North Carolina Central 9 – 15 hours = 1 FTE, 6 hours = 0.75 FTE, 3 hours = 0.5 FTE.
North Carolina – Chapel Hill 9 credits = 1 FTE, 6 credits = 0.67 FTE, 3 credits = 0.33 FTE.
North Carolina – Greensboro 9 credit hours = 1 FTE.
North Texas Denton: 9 credit hours per semester = 1 FTE. Houston and Lubbock: 6 credit hours per semester = 1 FTE. MN: 5 credit hours per semester = 1 FTE.
Oklahoma 9 credit hours or more for graduate students; 12 hours or more for undergraduate students.
Pittsburgh Part time x 0.4 + full time = FTE.
Pratt Three 3-credit courses = 1 FTE.
Puerto Rico student x credit ¸ 8 = 1 FTE.
Queens 4 courses are equivalent to full-time enrollment.
Rhode Island 9 hours = 1 FTE.
Rutgers 0.75 for ALA-Accredited and Other Master’s; 0.25 for Other Graduate. 12 credits per FTE for Post-Master’s.
St. John’s 12 credits per FTE.
Simmons 3 courses = full-time.
South Carolina credit hours divided by 9 = FTE
South Florida Graduate level: 9 semester hours = 1 FTE; Undergraduate level: 12 semester hours = 1 FTE.
Southern Connecticut 3 graduate courses = 1 FTE; 4 undergraduate courses = 1 FTE.
Southern Mississippi Graduate level: 9 hours = 1 FTE; Undergraduate level: 12 hours = 1 FTE.
Syracuse 12 credits per semester = 1 FTE.
Tennessee 1 course = 0.33; 2 courses = 0.67; 3 or more courses = 1 FTE.
Texas Master’s and Doctoral: full-time = 9 hours (1 FTE); part-time = 6 hours (0.67 FTE); Undergraduate = 3 hours (0.33 FTE).
Texas Woman’s Graduate: 9 hours = 1 FTE; Undergraduate: 12 hours = 1 FTE.
Toronto Full-time student = 1 FTE; 1 part-time student = 0.3 FTE.
Washington 9 credits = full-time; 8 credits = 0.8 FTE; 7 credits = 0.7 FTE; etc.
Wayne State 3 courses per semester = 1 FTE (1 course = 0.33 FTE).
Western Ontario Total PT x 0.33 (part-time carry 1 or 2 courses).
Wisconsin – Madison 8 credit hours = 1FTE.
Wisconsin – Milwaukee 1 graduate FTE = 12 credits; 1 undergraduate FTE = 18 credits. University considers Undergraduate students enrolled in 15 or more credits as full-time, Graduate students enrolled in 8 or more credits as full-time.


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