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General Online Enrollment Restrictions
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General Restrictions on Enrollment in Online Courses

Starting in fall 2023, international students will again be allowed to take just one fully online class as part of their minimum enrollment requirement. Attend Anywhere classes are considered to be online for immigration purposes.

For undergraduate students

Full time enrollment for undergraduate students consists of at least 12 credits per term. Of those 12 required credits, only 1 course, or 3 credits, may be fully online or Attend Anywhere.

Here are some examples of undergraduate student course combinations that show which combinations meet the in-person course requirement and which do not:

Enrollment

Explanation

4 credit course - in person/hybrid

4 credit course - in person/hybrid

4 credit course - online

12 credits total

Only one course is online. 4 credits is okay because it’s only one course.

4 credit course - in person

4 credit course - in person

2 credit course - online

2 credit course - online

12 credits total

2 courses - totalling more than 3 credits - are fully online. Does not meet the enrollment requirement.

  4 credit course - in person/hybrid

+ 4 credit course - in person/hybrid

+ 4 credit course - online

= 12 credits to meet requirements

+ 4 credit course - online

= 16 credits total

After meeting the requirements for 12 credits, additional credits above 12 may be taken in any delivery method.

4 credit course - in person/hybrid

5 credit course - in person/hybrid

2 credit course - online

1 credit course - online

12 credits total

Two courses are fully-online, but total number of online credits is 3. The total online enrollment does not exceed the 3-credit limit.

4 credit course - in person

2 credit course - in person

6 credit course - online

12 credits total 

Even though the student has a 6-credit online course, since they have only one online course, it’s not a problem!

For graduate students

Full-time enrollment for graduate students consists of at least 9 credits per term. Of those 9 required credits, only 1 course, or 3 credits may be fully online or Attend Anywhere.

Enrollment

Explanation

4 credit course - in person/hybrid

1 credit course - in person/hybrid

4 credit course - online

9 credits total

Only one course is online. 4 credits is okay because it’s one course

4 credit course - in person

1 credit course - in person

2 credit course - online

2 credit course - online

9 credits total 

2 courses - totalling more than 3 credits - are fully online. Does not meet the enrollment requirement.

4 credit course - in person

+4 credit course - in person

+1 credit course - online

9 credits total (to meet requirement)

+2 credit course - online

11 credits total 

After meeting the requirements for 9 credits, additional credits above 9 may be taken in any delivery method.

4 credit course - in person/hybrid

2 credit course - in person/hybrid

2 credit course - online

1 credit course - online

9 credits total

Two courses are fully-online, but the total number of online credits is 3. The total online enrollment does not exceed the 3-credit limit.

4 credit course - in person

5 credit course - online

9 credits total 

Even though the student has a 5-credit online course, since they have only one online course, it’s not a problem!