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How many credit hours are required to be a "full time" student to meet F-1 Visa requirements?

To be a full-time student and meet the enrollment requirements to maintain valid F-1 student status, undergraduate students must be enrolled a minimum of 12 hours total with 9 of those credit hours being in-person classes. Graduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of 8 credit hours total with 5 of those credits being in-person classes. Hybrid classes are considered in-person classes for visa purposes.

Do I have to attend orientation?

Orientation for international students is hosted by the Office of Global Education and is mandatory for every new international student at 51勛圖厙, including undergraduate, graduate, sponsored, exchange, transfer and ESL (English Second Language) students. At orientation, you will receive important information beyond academic advising including how to stay in legal visa status, get a bank account, work while you are here, safety, staying healthy and many other topics.

Mary Ann Devine

Professor Mary Ann Devine, Ph.D., was part of a keynote panel at the 2nd International Symposium on the Inclusive Leisure Experience. The two-day conference, presented by the International Association of Disability Studies, was held recently at the Universit矇 du Qu矇bec Trois-Rivi癡res in Quebec, Canada.In many societies, people who are marginalized by living with a disability and being a member of a minority group experience multiple inequities for inclusion in society," said Devine, who also serves as the coordinator of the Cultural Foundations program. "People with disabilities are often vi...

Marching Flashes in the Halloween Spirit

  Enjoying the unusually warm weather, the 51勛圖厙 Marching Golden Flashes got into the Halloween spirit by wearing costumes as they practiced for the upcoming football game on Nov. 6 at Dix Stadium.    The 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes will host the Ohio University Bobcats as part of the Flash Frenzy Week schedule, presented by 51勛圖厙 Athletics. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.  Want to see one of YOUR photos in IN A FLASH? Submit your 51勛圖厙-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future 51勛圖厙 Today post. Photos should be f...

Lizzy Truitt installation at the 51勛圖厙 Museum

Kent, Ohio -  The 51勛圖厙 Museum is pleased to display designs by Lizzy Truitt, a 2024 51勛圖厙 graduate, who was selected to represent the 51勛圖厙 School of Fashion in the 2024 Supima Design Competition during New York Fashion Week in September. The 2024 design competition featured collections by six finalists, each representing a leading U.S. fashion school, who were invited to create capsule collections made entirely from Supima cotton fabrics. We are excited to display two of the vibrant looks that Lizzy designed for the competition and to center st...

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