{"id":33751,"date":"2024-10-03T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=33751"},"modified":"2024-10-03T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:09:33","slug":"enrollment-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-global-engagement\/international-student-services\/current-students\/maintaining-your-f-1-status\/enrollment-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrollment Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Full Time Requirement<\/h3>\n<h4>F-1 students must enroll in a full course of study for all academic semesters<\/h4>\n<p>Academic semesters\/terms are defined as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fall<\/li>\n<li>Spring<\/li>\n<li>Summer (if it is the student&#8217;s first or last semester of study)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>A full course of study is defined as:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate students, of which at least 9 credits must be in-person (face-to-face or hybrid).<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 9 credits for graduate students in Fall and Spring semesters, of which at least 6 credits must be in-person (face-to-face or hybrid)\u00a0and a minimum of 6 credits in Summer semesters, of which at least 3 credits must be in-person (face-to-face or hybrid).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Failure to be enrolled in a full course of study by the Add\/Drop Date for the semester of enrollment may result in the loss of F-1 status and termination of SEVIS record and I-20.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Online and Hybrid Courses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hybrid courses are considered in-person for F-1 purposes and do not count toward the online limits.<\/li>\n<li>Online courses include\u00a0<em>synchronous<\/em> and\u00a0<em>asynchronous<\/em>. SEVP regulations limit the number of online course credits (3 credits maximum) that may count toward the minimum number of credits required for full-time study.<\/li>\n<li>Students who enroll in additional credits beyond the minimum full-time requirements may enroll in additional online courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Sponsors, which may include government funding (such as SACM), scholarships, athletics, on-campus jobs, and others may have different requirements regarding allowability of online courses\/credits. Check directly with your sponsor.<\/p>\n<h3>Exceptions to Full Time Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>You must receive written approval on your I-20 from ISSS <em><strong>before <\/strong><\/em>you drop below full-time status. Exceptions to the full-time requirement are rare, but may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic reasons:\n<ul>\n<li>English Language difficulties<\/li>\n<li>Unfamiliarity with US teaching methods<\/li>\n<li>Improper course placement level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Illness or medical condition<\/li>\n<li>Final semester to complete course of study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read Reduced Course Load\u00a0information for details about eligibility and instructions to request ISSS approval.<\/p>\n<h3>Retroactive Withdrawal<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>If a student withdraws from a course or courses which results in the student being under-enrolled before the <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/registrar-s-office\/academic-calendar\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/registrar-s-office\/academic-calendar\/\">date that grades are due<\/a> in a semester, and the student does not have an appropriate authorization for a Reduced Course Load, then the student&#8217;s SEVIS record and I-20 will be <strong>terminated for unauthorized drop below full-time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a student retroactively withdraws from a course or courses which makes the student under-enrolled, no action will be taken on the student&#8217;s SEVIS record <strong>provided the following applies<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bThe withdrawal occurs <em>after<\/em> the date that grades are due for that\u00a0semester.<\/li>\n<li>The student maintains documentation of when and why the withdrawal occurred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">10\/03\/2024<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full Time Requirement F-1 students must enroll in a full course of study for all academic semesters Academic semesters\/terms are defined as: Fall Spring Summer (if it is the student&#8217;s first or last semester of study) A full course of study is defined as: A minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate students, of which at [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-global-engagement\/international-student-services\/current-students\/maintaining-your-f-1-status\/enrollment-requirements\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":0,"parent":3051,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/left-sidebarpage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"class_list":["post-33751","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Enrollment Requirements - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Full Time Requirement F-1 students must enroll in a full course of study for all academic semesters Academic semesters\/terms are defined as: Fall Spring . 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