Enrollment FAQs
Enrollment
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This depends on your academic program. Here are the enrollment status definitions for various academic programs.
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When you enter the United States on a student visa, you will usually be admitted for the duration of your student status. That means you may stay as long as you are a full time student, even if the F-1 visa in your passport expires while you are in America. An F-1 student who has completed the course of studies shown on the I-20, and any authorized practical training, is allowed to stay in the U.S. an additional 60 days before departure, in order to prepare for the departure or to transfer to another school.
As an example regarding duration of status, if you have a visa that is valid for five years that will expire on January 1, 2014, and you are admitted into the U.S. for the duration of your studies (often abbreviated in your passport or on your I-94 card as "D/S"), you may stay in the U.S. as long as you are a full time student. Even if January 1, 2014 passes and your visa expires while in America, you will still be in legal student status. However, if you depart the U.S. with an expired visa, you will need to obtain a new one before being able to return to America and resume your studies. A student visa cannot be renewed or re-issued in the United States; it must be done at an Embassy or Consulate abroad.
For additional related information, please see the US Department of State website.
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Undergraduate Students must meet with their advisor during the advisement period prior to registering. The advisor must release the Advisor Hold before a student can enroll in classes. Students can register on, or after their scheduled registration appointment time as listed in their E-Hive.
Graduate Students can register from the first day of early registration through the first day of class via their E-Hive. Graduate students may also mail their registration to:
Graduate Studies Office
Swenson Hall 2024
P.O. Box 2000,
Superior, WI 54880-4500 -
Students can drop classes online through E-Hive.
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Graduate students are considered full time when enrolled in 9 or more credits during the normal academic year (i.e., fall and spring semesters). To be considered full time during summer session graduate students must be enrolled in 6 or more credits.
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Your Fall classes will NOT be dropped IF you enroll in at least one summer class and earn a grade of C or higher in the course.
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Yes. Summer is considered open-enrollment so any admitted student may enroll. If you earn a 2.0 or higher GPA for just the summer course(s) you enroll in, your suspension status will be removed. You will remain on probation.