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International students at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø who want to study abroad for semester, summer, January intersession, or on a 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course must consult with 17³Ô¹ÏÍø International Students & Scholars to ensure that you will maintain your F-1 status.

Applying for a 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course: Restrictions apply to international students enrolled in a 17³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate degree program who hold a non-immigrant student visa status (F-1). Such students are required to take a full course load (9 credits) towards their degree each semester. If the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course doesn't count towards the student’s degree or affects mandatory class attendance of the other three courses, the student may not participate in the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course. If the student satisfies the visa requirements by enrolling in 3 courses that will count towards their degree, then the student can apply for the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course as a fourth course.

• Example of an eligible student: An international student is enrolled in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s computer science master’s degree. The student is enrolled for the Fall semester in three courses that counts towards the Computer Science degree. The student is eligible to apply for a 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course in the Fall semester that travels in January as a fourth course, even if the course doesn’t fulfill graduate degree requirements.
• Example of an ineligible student: An international student is enrolled in 17³Ô¹ÏÍø’s computer science master’s degree. The student is enrolled for the Fall semester in two courses that counts towards the Computer Science degree. The student is ineligible to apply for a 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Travel Course in the Fall semester that travels in January as a third course if the course doesn’t fulfill a graduate degree requirement (because graduate international students must take 9 credits—three courses—per semester that satisfies their degree requirement.)