Enrollment
Requirements:
Graduate
Students:
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Must
enroll in and successfully complete no fewer
than nine (9) credit hours each Fall and Spring
semester.
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You
are not required to register during the summer.
You may do so if you wish, but U.S. C.I.S. regulations
do not require it.
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Graduate
students on assistantship, fellowships, or externships
may enroll in six (6) hours to meet requirement,
as long as your department allows it.
You must check with your department before you
register for fewer than 9 semester hours for
the Fall or Spring semester.
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There
are very few reasons that a student would be
permitted to drop below full-time status. Please
review the information at http://www.temple.edu/ois/rcl.htm
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Apply
for extensions of your I-20 in a timely
manner |
Do
not withdraw from any classes without speaking with
an international student advisor FIRST.
Undergraduate
Students:
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Must
enroll in and successfully complete no fewer than
12 credit hours each Fall and Spring semester.
Do not withdraw from any classes without speaking
with an international student advisor FIRST.
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|
You
are not required to register during the summer.
You may do so if you wish, but U.S. C.I.S. regulations
do not require it.
|
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There
are very few reasons that a student would be permitted
to drop below full-time status. Please review
the information at http://www.temple.edu/ois/rcl.htm
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I-20
Requirements
Report
a change of level with 15 days of being admitted to
a higher degree program within Temple University.
Students who complete an undergraduate degree and
begin a mater's program must have an I-20 reflecting
change of level with 15 days of beginning new program.
Report
a change of major. You should request a new I-20 to
reflect a change of major as soon as the change is
approved by the University.
Employment
Requirements
DO
NOT WORK OFF-CAMPUS UNLESS YOU HAVE, IN YOUR POCESSION,
WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO. This authorization
will come from the U.S. C.I.S. or the OIS, depending
on the type of employment authorization
you were granted.
