Upon completion of a required program, the student may be awarded the appropriate certificate. A notation of the award will be made on the student's permanent record and transcript. This will be done even if the student continues beyond the certificate program towards an associate degree. Full-time status is determined by the number of hours that a student is enrolled. Hours are assigned to each class.
Most classes are three hours.
Twelve hours is the minimum number of hours considered full-time. The number of hours is the number of hours a student will be in class per week for the entire semester. There are many items to consider. This test will determine a student's level in English, reading and math or the CELT, which will determine the level of English. Many American students, as well as international students, are not at college level in at least one of these areas.