Are you graduating in Spring 2020? Do you only need part-time classes to graduate?

Part time = fewer than 12 credits for Bachelors students and fewer than 9 credits for Masters/PhD with no GA.

If you will graduate in Spring 2020, you are allowed to take only those courses needed to graduate. This means it may be possible to study on a part-time basis, even though the F-1 visa normally requires full time study.

To qualify, you must:

- Plan to finish your degree in Spring 2020 semester. Summer graduates do not qualify for part-time study. If you will finish your program in summer, you must study on a full time basis in Spring.

-Submit a Last Semester Reduced Course Load record to ISSS through the ISSS website.  This form is also partially completed by your academic advisor. 

-If you have only one course left to take, it may not be an online course, unless you plan to take the course outside the United States. Students who take only online courses in their final term may not stay in the U.S. on their F-1 visa. 

Please submit the Last Semester Reduced Course Load record as soon as possible, and no later than the 10th day of classes (add drop deadline). Contact your international advisor with any questions.

 

 

Rae Alexander
Director

International Student and Scholar Services

 

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