SA国际传媒

F-1 students must be enrolled full-time (at least 12 U.S. semester credit hours for undergraduates and at least 9 U.S. semester credit hours for graduate students). Students must maintain full-time enrollment each semester. Summer enrollment is optional unless it is their first term at SA国际传媒. If students are experiencing academic difficulties, a medical condition, or it is their last term, there are reduced course load options discussed below.

Academic Difficulties
Students are able to take a reduced course load due to initial academic challenges, such as English language skills as well as transitioning to the U.S. classroom and American teaching methods. This approval can only be used one time per academic degree level and typically happens in the student’s first year of college. Students must still enroll in at least 50% of their minimum enrollment requirements.

Medical Difficulties
Students who are unable to attend school due to medical reasons must have written permission from a licensed psychologist or medical doctor.

Last Term
Students are able to take a reduced course load during their last term if the remaining academic requirements of their program is less that what is required to be considered full-time.

For the reduced course load approval form, see www.marian.edu/internationalprograms-reducedcourse-load

An F-1 student may take one online course (or the equivalent of 3 U.S. semester credit hours) toward a full-course of study per semester. Additional online classes can be taken on top of at least 12 U.S. semester credit hours taught in-person.

F-1 students may engage in off-campus internships if they are an integral part of the student’s academic program. Students must receive CPT permission prior to the start of their internship. This CPT approval requires permission from the student’s advisor as well as Rhonda. More information regarding CPT can be found on our website under “Employment.”

International students follow the University’s requirements for good academic standing. The immigration requirement is that the student make normal progress toward the degree. Rhonda emails all students on probation to inform how dismissal impacts them.

Students who are ineligible to continue study at SA国际传媒 have 21 days to change their immigration status, transfer to another U.S. school, or leave the United States. On the 21st day following the official dismissal, their immigration status will be terminated if they do not take action as noted above.

Students are able to transfer to another U.S. institution but must continue to maintain their immigration status before the transfer.There are regulations regarding transfers, so please refer all international students interested in transferring to Rhonda.

Orientation is mandatory for all new freshman and transfer international students. Generally, a day-long orientation occurs before the last SOAR date.