General Notes on FTE Formulas
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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 = 1 FTE; 3 courses = 0.75 FTE; 2 courses = 0.50 FTE; 1 course = 0.25 FTE; LOA students = 0 FTE. |
| Arizona | 1 FTE = 9 semester hours. |
| 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 undergraduate FTE = 15 credits |
| Clark Atlanta | 1 FTE = 9 credit hours per semester. |
| Dalhousie | 1 FTE = 4 courses. |
| Dominican | Total divided by 3 = FTE. |
| Drexel | Graduate: 1 course = 0.33 FTE, 2 courses = 0.67 FTE, 3 courses = 1 FTE; Undergraduate: 3 credits = 0.25 FTE, 6 credits = 0.50 FTE, 9 credits = 0.75 FTE, 12 credits = 1 FTE. |
| Emporia | Total number of hours / 7 for doctoral students, 9 for MLS, and 12 for undergraduate students. |
| Florida State | Graduate: 1 FTE = 9 credits per term; Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 12 credits per term. |
| Hawaii | 1 FTE = 8 credits per term. Total credits carried/8 = Total FTE of part-time students. |
| Illinois | 3 units or more = 1 FTE. |
| 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 | 8 semester hours = 1 FTE. |
| Kentucky | 3 courses (9 credit hours) = 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. |
| McGill | 4 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 | Number of credit hours / 9 as full-time equivalency on the off-campus courses. |
| North Carolina Central | 3 courses = 1 FTE, 2 courses = 0.75 FTE, 1 course = 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 | 9 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 | 12 credits = 1 FTE. |
| Queens | 4 courses are equivalent to full-time enrollment. |
| Rhode Island | 3 courses = 1 FTE. |
| Rutgers | 0.75 for ALA-Accredited and Other Master’s; 0.25 for Other Graduate. |
| San John’s | Total credits / 12 = FTE. |
| Simmons | 3 courses = full-time. |
| South Carolina | 9 credits (or 3 courses) = 1 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 quarter = 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 = 15 credits. |