Maintaining Status

Full-Time Enrollment

Note: Only one online class (or up to three credits) per term is allowed to count towards the full course of study requirement for an F-1 student.

12 credit hours minimum in both fall and winter
Summer term enrollment is not mandatory; the summer term for undergraduates is an annual vacation

6 credit hours minimum
3 credit hours minimum during dissertation or qualifying exams
after taking 3 consecutive terms, the graduate may take the next term as an annual vacation
even if the program’s summer term is not mandatory, the international student must enroll for the summer term if the term cannot be considered an annual vacation, i.e. the student’s 4th consecutive term.
Important: If a program requires enrollment that exceeds the enrollment specified here, then the student must comply with the program specific policy.

4 credit hours minimum
2 credit hours minimum during dissertation or qualifying exams
after taking 3 consecutive terms, the graduate may take the next term as an annual vacation
even if the program’s summer term is not mandatory, the international student must enroll for the summer term if the term cannot be considered an annual vacation, i.e. the student’s 4th consecutive term.
Important: If a program requires enrollment that exceeds the enrollment specified here, then the student must comply with the program specific policy.