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F-1 regulations allow
one 3 credit course to be counted toward the minimum number of
credits that an F-1 student must register for and complete each
semester. The actual regulations is worded as follows: “For F-1 students enrolled in classes for credit or classroom hours, no more than the equivalent of one class or three credits per session, term, semester, trimester, or quarter may be counted toward the full course of study requirement if the class is taken on-line or through distance education and does not require the student’s physical attendance for classes, examinations or other purposes integral to completion of the class. An on-line or distance education class is a course that is offered principally through the use of television, audio, or computer transmission including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, or satellite, audio conferencing, or computer conferencing. If the F-1 student’s course of study is in a language study program, no on-line or distance education classes may be considered to count toward a student’s full course of study requirement.” 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(G)
At UNT:
Only three credits of a student’s full course of study (9 or 12
credits) can be by distance education each semester. If an
international student registers for more than the required 9 or 12
credits, s/he may be able to take additional distance education
credits. For example, an undergraduate student taking 18 credits
could have nine on-campus and nine on-line credits, with nine
on-campus plus three on-line credits completing the full time course
requirement. The additional six on-line credits are just “extra,”
above and beyond the full course of study requirement.
If a student participates in a “physical attendance” activity for an
on-line course, the course is no longer considered an on-line class
for the purposes of this rule.
Examples of a “physical attendance” activity include a test,
conference, presentation, laboratory work, or other class-related
activity that takes place on the UNT campus. This activity can be
completed by an individual student or may be done as part of a
group. This activity that is undertaken by the international student
on campus may be an activity that is done on-line by other students
registered in the class. |
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