International students in F-1 and J-1 status are required to be fully enrolled in order to maintain F-1 and J-1 status. offered through Continuing Education (CE) may count toward a full course of study only if completed within the Continuing Education 6-month deadline (or within 8 months, * if granted a two-month extension by Continuing Education). F-1 and J-1 students will need to seek ISSS approval prior to registering for a CE Online Flexible Course by submitting the . After students have received approval from ISSS, they will need to upload a copy of the completed ISSS CE Online Flexible Course Request DocuSign聽where it says 鈥淎dd Documents鈥澛爓hen they complete聽.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
- In order to count toward full-time enrollment in a given semester, the grade for the CE Online Flexible course must post in the semester in which a student first registers for that course.
- If a CE Online Flexible course is dropped, the credits will not count toward that semester鈥檚 enrollment.聽Dropping a CE Online Flexible course could potentially result in retroactive under-enrollment which will result in the loss of F-1 or J-1 status.聽
- *Extensions are not guaranteed. Check with Continuing Education for eligibility requirements.聽
Please give careful consideration to the structure of a CE Online Flexible course prior to registering for one.聽If a student is using a CE Online Flexible course to meet the full-time enrollment requirement, it is imperative that the student complete the course in a timely manner.聽Failure to do so could result in loss of F-1 or J-1 status.