Use the chart below to ensure that you register for enough credits based on the length of the session to maximize your monthly benefit. For instance, in an eight-week session, you must take at least 5 credits to receive your maximum benefit.
CREDITS | 1 WEEK | 2 WEEKS | 3 WEEKS | 4 WEEKS | 5 WEEKS | 6 WEEKS | 7 WEEKS | 8 WEEKS |
1 | full | 4-Mar | 2-Jan | <1/2 | 4-Jan | 4-Jan | 4-Jan | 4-Jan |
2 | full | full | full | 4-Mar | 2-Jan | 2-Jan | <1/2 | <1/2 |
3 | full | full | full | full | 4-Mar | 4-Mar | 2-Jan | 2-Jan |
4 | full | full | full | full | full | full | 4-Mar | 4-Mar |
5 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
6 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
7 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
8 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
9 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
10 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
11 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
12 | full | full | full | full | full | full | full | full |
During graduate sessions that are 13 weeks or shorter, 6 credits is full training time, and 3 credits is half training time.