F-1 Legal Status

Audited Classes do not count towered “Full Time Registration Requirement

As of Fall Semester, 2001, the number of units of audit enrollment will no longer be displayed on a student’s transcript and thus will not be counted toward full-time enrollment. In the past international students have been able to apply enrollment in audit classes toward the registration requirement for full-time student status.

If you choose to audit any courses in the future, you must be enrolled for at least 6 additional credits as a graduate student and at least 12 additional credits if you are an undergraduate, non-degree-seeking or professional school student. The additional enrollment must be using the A-F or S-N grading scale.

Because this policy change went into effect during Fall semester and without prior notification, ISSS will accept audit enrollment for Fall 2001 toward the full-time registration requirement. As of Spring Semester, 2002, however, you can no longer use audit enrollment to maintain full-time registration for your legal status.

If you audited any classes in Fall 2001, please keep the following for your records in case you need to prove full-time status in the future:

  • transcript
  • this letter
  • a copy of the Fall 2001 Class Schedule or other official university documents indicating credit equivalent of any classes you audited in Fall 2001

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