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Combining Independent Study and On-site Credit Hours

 Use the chart to calculate how many credit hours will count toward your Pell Grant Award

 

Independent Study Credit Hours
On-Site
Credit Hours		   0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5   6     6+ 
0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6
1 1.5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6
1.5 2 2.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8 8 8 8 8
4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9 9 9 9
5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10 10 10
5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11 11
6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12
6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12
7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12
7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12
8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12
8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
10.5 11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11 11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
11.5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12+ 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Example 1: If you take 2 on-site hours and 6 Independent Study hours, you will be paid for 6 credit hours.

Example 2: If you take 8.5 on-site hours and 5 Independent Study hours, you will be paid for 12 credit hours.