Maintaining F-1 Status

Phone:
(714) 895-8146

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 am - 5 pm

Immigration regulations require international students in F-1 status to enroll, complete and earn a letter grade in a minimum of 12 units for the spring and fall semesters.

Immigration regulations also limit the number of online courses a student can count towards the 12-unit full-time requirement. Only one course no more than three units of online/distant learning coursework counts towards the full-time requirement each semester.

Requirements for F1 students:

Register, complete and earn letter grades in a minimum of 12 units every Fall and Spring semesters
Majority of classes must be in a 16 weeks format
A minimum of 9 units with on-ground physical presence is required
Only 1 class no more than 3 units of online/distant learning coursework will count toward the full time enrollment
Majority of classes must be at GWC campus

Academic Progress

Concurrent Enrollment

Permission to Drop Below Full Time Enrollment

I-20 Extension