karan463 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hello, I started my college this FALL-2014 on H-4 status which expired on Oct-8-2014. Received I-20 from college with start date as 28-Oct-2014 and Applied for COS to F-1 on Oct-1-2014 which is in "Pending" status now. As per college a semester is divided into two terms. Term-1 (Sep till Oct) and Term-2 (Nov till Dec). I took 1 course (3 credits) in Term-1 when I am on H-4 status and Now I enrolled for 2 more Courses (6 credits) in Term-2 because i applied for F-1 status which if approved would be backdated to Oct-9-2014 (because Oct-8-2014 is H-4 expiry date), so in order to maintain a valid F-1 status i would require total of 9 credits per semester. Now my question is about the minimum 9-credits rule for F-1 students. Do i need to enroll for 3 courses (9 credits) in Term-2 because F-1 status if approved would be applicable from Oct-9-2014, so from Oct-9-2014 i have to maintain 9-credits? In which case i would get 12 credits for entire semester. Or Is it fine if I Enroll for 2-Courses (6 credits) in Term-2 which would make a total of 9 credits for entire semester (3 credits from Term-1 on H-4 and 6 credits from Term-2 with F-1)? Please clarify Link to comment
karan463 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Can anyone please respond. Thanks! Link to comment
F1struggle Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 I didn't understand the question. As a F1 you need to take minimum of 9 credits ( for graduate students). Link to comment
JoeF Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 On F1, you need to take a full course load. That may be 9 credits at some institutions, 12 at others. Link to comment
karan463 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ok, let me explain it again. In my university, a Semester is divided into 2-Blocks - Block-I and Block- II FALL-2014 Semester is divided as - Block I ( Sep-6 till Oct-26) and Block II (Oct-28 till Dec-20) which makes a complete FALL-2014 Semester. I Completed one Course(3 credits) on H-4 Status in FALL-Block-I and Requested COS to F-1 status from FALL-BLOCK-II (from Oct-28) to USCIS. Now my question is: Considering the 1 Course that i took in Block-I on H-4 status, How many MINIMUM courses should i take in FALL-BLOCK-II. Is it 2 Courses (6 credits) or 3 Courses (9 credits) in order to maintain Valid F-1 status(minimum 9-credit rule) from Oct-28th ? Appreciate any response. Thanks! Link to comment
F1struggle Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 It depends on how your school views "full time status". This is a question for the registrar. If the answer is total 9 then you need 6 more. P.s.: Thanks for providing the clarity. Link to comment
karan463 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hi F1struggle, As per the university norms, for an F-1 student 9-Credits is the requirement to maintain Full time Status. So per your answer, I would need to enroll for minimum of 2 more courses (6 credits). Thanks a lot for your help! Appreciate it! Cheers! Link to comment
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