Immigration regulations require nonimmigrant students in F-1 or J-1 status to be enrolled in a full-time course load each Fall and Spring semester in order to maintain nonimmigrant visa status.

In order to maintain lawful F-1 or J-1 non-immigrant status, international students must enroll full-time, receive permission from ISSS to enroll less than full time, or receive ISSS approval for an ...

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; ...