Drop advising required hold- Spring 2024
Immigration regulations require students in F-1 and J-1 status to be enrolled in a full-time course load each fall and spring semester to maintain nonimmigrant visa status.
- Full-time enrollment is only required in the summer if it is your first or last semester of enrollment.
Drop advising required hold
Each fall and spring semester a hold is placed on the student records of all students in F-1 and J-1 status to prevent them from dropping a class without prior permission from ISSS and unintentionally falling below full-time enrollment, a violation of status. This hold does not affect a student's聽ability to add a class or drop classes related to future semester enrollment.
- The hold will be placed on the student records of all students in F-1 and J-1 status on February 1,2024. It will be viewable in the on this date.
If students in F-1 or J-1 status wish to drop a class after the Drop Advising Required Hold goes on their record, they must contact an ISSS advisor to request permission to drop the class(es). If dropping the class(es) wil