As an international student, U.S. law requires you to be enrolled in a "full course of study." What does this mean?
- Undergraduate Students must enroll in 12 credit hours per quarter
- Graduate students must enroll in 8 credit hours per quarter
- Graduate music students must enroll in 6 credit hours per quarter
- College of Law JD students must enroll in 12 credits per semester
- College of Law LLM & MLS students must enroll in 9 credits per semester
If this is your first time studying in the U.S., we recommend that you take no more than the required number of credit hours as you may find it too demanding while you adjust.
Important: Please note that the above enrollment requirements meet U.S. government regulations. However, if you are a student who is financially sponsored
by your government or other scholarship provider (e.g. SACM), you may also be required to meet the specific obligations of your scholarship, which may be above and beyond U.S. government requirements. Refer to our Sponsored Students page for more information.