F-1 Enrollment

The following rules only apply to students at George Fox in F-1 visa status.

Minimum Enrollment Requirements

• Each fall and spring, you must be enrolled for a minimum of:
  • At least 12 hours if you are an undergraduate student
  • At least 8 hours if you are a graduate student
• Each fall and spring, you may take one online course to be counted to your minimum enrollment requirements.
• For immigration purposes, summer enrollment is optional. If your academic department advises you to enroll in the summer, you should do so.
• There are exceptions to the minimum enrollment requirements (see below).

Exceptions

• An academic reduced course load can be granted for the following:
  • It’s your first semester and you are having difficulty with spoken or written English.
  • It’s your first semester and you are having difficulty with the U.S. method of how classes are taught.
  • You were misadvised and registered for a class for which you were not prepared (did not take the correct prerequisites) or were too well prepared (should have taken a higher level course).
• Medical Reduced Course Load: If you have a documented medical or mental health issue that affects your studies, you could be eligible to take fewer courses while you recover.
• During your final semester, immigration regulations only require that you take the number of credits you need to graduate. Example: If you only need one class to graduate, you only need to enroll in that one class (which must meet face-to-face, not online).
• Note: If you decide to take less than a full course load, you should speak with the International Student Services office, financial aid office and your academic department first.