Immigration regulations require that F-1 and J-1 students maintain a full course of study (minimum of 12 credits each semester for most students; 9 credits for Graduate Students with an Assistantship; ...

Initial difficulty with the English language or reading requirements (available only in a student’s first academic year of study in the U.S.). Unfamiliarity with U.S. teaching methods (available only ...

A Final Semester Reduced Course Load permits F-1 to reduce their course load below full-time (at least one credit, but fewer than 12 credits) if it is the final semester of their degree program and ...

International students must be enrolled full-time during Fall and Spring semesters. This means 9 credits for Graduate students and 12 for Undergraduate students. Students who do not intend to take a ...

Menu Online and Hybrid Enrollment Academic Reduced Course Load Medical Reduced Course Load Certificate of Enrollment This page provides instructions for requesting a Medical Reduced Course Load only ...

The primary purpose of F-1 student immigration status is to study! This is why all F-1 students are required to take a full course load each academic term. Each academic term (Fall, Winter, Spring) ...

F-1 students normally need to maintain a full course load until their final semester. There are exceptions: The final semester before graduating, you may take less than a full course load as long as ...

Students in F-1 immigration status are required to maintain full-time status. They are required to obtain approval from the PDSO in the Center for Global Education office prior to dropping below a ...

ISSS may authorize a reduced course load or, if necessary, no course load, due to a student's temporary illness or medical condition for a period of time not to exceed an aggregate of 12 months per ...