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. |