<p>Next year, S will be a college senior. He wants to be a part-time student, since he only needs a few classes to complete his double major. He lives off campus, so housing isn't a concern. I suggested he take the minimum of 12 credits each semester to keep his full-time student status. S doesn't want to take extra classes that he doesn't need just to be a full-time student. I am concerned about health insurance and whether or not he will be able to utilize the health center and gym on campus. Have any of you had any experience with this situation?</p>
<p>He can check on things like health insurance and whether he can use the health center and gym. The dean of students office should be able to answer those questions.</p>
<p>Does he receive any financial aid? Some aid requires the student to be full-time.</p>
<p>If he is covered by your health insurance, you should call the insurance and ask. Many will only cover full time dependent students. He is likely to prefer taking an extra class to paying his own health insurance.</p>
<p>S1 only needed ten or eleven hours in his last sem. to graduate but needed to be full-time to maintain his scholarships and health insurance.</p>
<p>He took 2 PE classes that he was interested in, Swim Conditioning and Scuba Diving (got Scuba certified through the class). S1 is very good athlete and would have gotten A’s in the classes but he decided to take them Pass/Fail just so he could enjoy the classes and not have to even think about a grade.</p>
<p>I know my school has “Senior Privilege” that you can apply for if you need less than FT hours to finish your degree… You apply for it and can be considered a FT student that semester even though you aren’t taking as many hours.</p>
<p>Make sure that your department accepts part-time credits.</p>