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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Undergraduate students...are you enrolled in at least 12 hours with at least 9 hours face to face?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Graduate students...are you enrolled in at least 9 hours with at least 6 hours face to face?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">The attached guidance form provides examples and instructions on how to enroll properly.
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">F-1 and J-1 international students are required by the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to be enrolled in a full course of study each fall and spring semester.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">
Students are required to have the permission of an international student advisor in the International Student Services Office before they enroll in less than a full course of study or drop before a full course of study. A full course of study is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">A minimum of 12 semester credit hours for undergraduate students
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">A minimum of 9 semester credit hours for graduate students
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Please note that only one (1) online course (3 semester credit hour course) will count toward the full course of study requirement
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Students are not required to study during the summer unless it is their first semester at A&M-Commerce or first semester to study in their academic program<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Students who meet one of the exceptions below that are allowed by SEVP will need to complete the Reduced Course Load form</span></b><span style="color:black"> at
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/formsAndOnlineServices.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServices/formsAndOnlineServices.aspx</a> prior to the start of the semester. This will meet your reporting requirement with us:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Student in last semester with less than full course of study left to graduate (limit to online courses)
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Student with full-time graduate assistant
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Student concurrently enrolled in courses at A&M-Commerce and another school (please contact ISSO)
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Student completing thesis or dissertation<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Students who plan to enroll in less than a full course of study and do not meet any of the above requirements will need to discuss this with an international student advisor</span></b><span style="color:black">
in the ISSO <b><i><u>PRIOR</u></i></b> to dropping below a full course of study.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">International Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:John.Jones@tamuc.edu" target="_blank">John.Jones@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tel. 903-886-5097<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Fax 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso" target="_blank">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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