Fall/Spring Semester and Summer Session Enrollment Information

This page provides information regarding GI Bill benefits during regular Fall and Spring semesters and Summer Sessions. It can be a little confusing, but it is hoped that the information noted below will provide some clarity to the way the VA calculates enrollment for Summer sessions here at UNR. As you calculate your enrollment approximation please keep in mind that these calculation tables are only for reference and the VA will always make the final determination.

Fall and Spring semesters here at the Univeristy of Nevada, Reno are typically 17 weeks long. The equivalent undergraduate enrollment for either Fall or Spring can be easily determined by using the first two columns from the table below.

Undergraduate Semester Hour Equivalency Table

Number of Weeks Per Term

Undergraduate Semester Hours Per Term	15 to 19	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
12 or more	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
11	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
10	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
9	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
8	1/2	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
7	1/2	3/4	3/4	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
6	1/2	1/2	1/2	3/4	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
5	<1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	3/4	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
4	<1/2	<1/2	<1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
3	1/4	1/4	<1/2	<1/2	<1/2	<1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	3/4	3/4	FT	FT	FT	FT
2	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	<1/2	<1/2	<1/2	1/2	1/2	3/4	FT	FT	FT
1	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	1/4	<1/2	1/2	3/4	FT

Summer sessions are a bit different. The VA pays education benefits for nonstandard undergraduate enrollment periods based on credit equivalents. The school will report the actual number of credits and the beginning and ending dates of the nonstandard term. When enrollment periods overlap, credit hour equivalents for the period of overlap are combined. The number of weeks for each of our Summer sessions is noted in the following table.

Summer Terms
Mini Term	3 Weeks
First Term	5 Weeks
Second Term	5 Weeks

Using the formula below, you will be able to determine the undergraduate Summer enrollment equivalency for each of the Summer sessions.

Credit x 18 ÷ weeks = credit hour equivalent. Four semester credits earned in 4 weeks is the equivalent of 18 credits earned during a standard semester (4 x 18 ÷ 4 = 18) and will pay full-time for 4 weeks. When enrollment periods overlap, credit hour equivalents for the period of overlap are combined.

Summer Term	Credits Taken	x	Weeks in regular semester	÷	Summer Term Weeks	=	Credit Hour Equivalents	Enrollment Status
Mini Term	3	x	18	÷	3	=	18	Full Time
1st Term	4	x	18	÷	5	=	14.4	Full Time
1st Term	3	x	18	÷	5	=	10.8	3/4 Time
2nd Term	4	x	18	÷	5	=	14.4	Full Time
2nd Term	3	x	18	÷	5	=	10.8	3/4 Time

Please remember that these calculation tables are for reference only. The VA will make the final calculation and determination.

How does this relate to "Break Pay?"

Break (Interval) pay between semesters, quarters, and terms is paid according to the rules outlined below. Breaks are paid at the rate paid on the ending date of the term preceding the break. VA pays breaks automatically unless one of the following restrictions precludes payment for the break.

Restrictions on Break Pay. The VA will not pay for the break if:

The break is more than 8 weeks.
The term before or after the break is shorter than the break.
Training time the last day of the preceding semester, quarter, or term is less than 1/2-time.
The student withdrew from all courses during the preceding semester, or Summer term.
The student's entitlement will exhaust and not paying the break is to the student's advantage.
The student requests no pay for a break before payment for the break is authorized.
The student is on active duty.

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