If you will complete your degree this summer, full-time enrollment (or an authorized equivalent) that includes a physical presence on campus is required to maintain your F-1 status.聽
To be considered full-time in the summer:听
- Undergraduate Student: Minimum of 6 credit hours of undergraduate course work聽
- Graduate Student: Usually a minimum of 3 credit hours but will depend on your graduate status and level of course enrollment. Graduate School rules for full-time status apply聽
- Student with Less than a Full-Time Course Load Remaining: Enroll in the credits required to complete your degree and submit a Confirmation of Final Semester Form (available in the MyISSS portal under 鈥淚mmigration & Academic-Related Forms鈥�)聽
- Please note: On-campus presence in the summer is required to maintain status if you are completing your course of study in the summer. You must enroll in at least one in-person course if your final semester/term is during the summer. Courses and labs with a required in-person credit-bearing element count as in-person courses聽
International students in F-1 status who hold under-graduate senior class standing will be asked to complete the 鈥淚SSS Summer Registration Hold Release form (found in the MyISSS portal)鈥� prior to being able to register for courses in the summer.
Your last day of summer enrollment determines the end date of your F-1 program, which impacts your on-campus employment authorization end date, when you can apply for OPT, and when your grace period starts. Each summer graduate may have different F-1 program end dates depending on your last day of enrollment. Please contact ISSS to determine when your 60-day grace period begins. 聽