A Final Semester Reduced Course Load permits F-1 to reduce their course load below full-time (at least one credit, but fewer than 12 credits) if it is the final semester of their degree program and ...

If a student cannot enroll full-time, they must be approved by International Student Services for a Reduced Course Load before dropping below full-time. A Final Semester Reduced Course Load permits ...

U.S. federal government regulations require all international students to maintain F-1 or J-1 student status. It is your responsibility to be aware of the factors that impact your legal status and ...

There are four situations in which a Reduced Course Load (RCL) may be authorized. Please review these RCL types below. Example: A student is about to enter into their last semester and will not be ...

Initial difficulty with the English language or reading requirements (available only in a student’s first academic year of study in the U.S.). Unfamiliarity with U.S. teaching methods (available only ...

Medical Reduction of Course Load/No Course Load (Medical RCL/NCL) are for the current semester only and requests must be submitted before the last day of class(es) for that semester, preferably prior ...

The primary purpose of F-1 student immigration status is to study! This is why all F-1 students are required to take a full course load each academic term. Each academic term (Fall, Winter, Spring) ...

Menu Online and Hybrid Enrollment Academic Reduced Course Load Medical Reduced Course Load Certificate of Enrollment This page provides instructions for requesting a Medical Reduced Course Load only ...

ISSS may authorize a reduced course load or, if necessary, no course load, due to a student's temporary illness or medical condition for a period of time not to exceed an aggregate of 12 months per ...