F-1 Enrollment Requirements

Fall/Spring Enrollment Requirements

Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours.   

a. Minimum of 9 credit hours must be in-person or hybrid (FF, H1, H2 HB, and ID)  

b. Maximum of 1 online course per 12 credit hours (OA (Online Asynchronous), OH (Online Hybrid), and OS (Online Synchronous) are considered fully online) 

Examples of Acceptable and Unacceptable Enrollment 

Fall/Spring Enrollment Requirements (Required Semesters) 

Requirement is at least 12 credit hours or more   

• Enrolled in 12 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 9 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 9 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Acceptable (sufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  

• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 9 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• There are many examples but the above scenarios should provide enough guidance for students and UTSA departments.  

Summer Enrollment Requirements (New Students Only as Continuing Students do not have to enroll)  

Requirement is at least 9 credit hours or more (applies to 10-week semester)  

• Enrolled in 9 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Acceptable (sufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  

• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  

Requirement is at least 6 credit hours or more (applies to 5-week semester; primarily athletes and students admitted for the second summer term in July) 

• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  

• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Acceptable (sufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 0 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 0 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  

Fall/Spring Enrollment Requirements

Graduate students must be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours.   

Examples of Acceptable and Unacceptable Enrollment 

Fall/Spring Enrollment Requirements (Required Semesters) 

Requirement is at least 9 credit hours or more  

• Enrolled in 9 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Acceptable (sufficient in-person enrollment)  

• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  

Summer Enrollment Requirements (New Students Only as Continuing Students do not have to enroll)  

Requirement is at least 6 credit hours or more (applies to 10-week semester)  

• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 0 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  

Requirement is at least 6 credit hours or more (applies to 5-week semester)  

• Enrolled in 6 in-person/hybrid credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 3 online credits: Acceptable  
• Enrolled in 0 in-person/hybrid credits and 6 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient in-person enrollment)  
• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)  

• Enrolled in 3 in-person/hybrid credits and 0 online credits: Not acceptable (insufficient total enrollment)