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. 鈥淗ybrid鈥 classes are considered in-person classes for visa purposes.