This 1-hour workshop provides information about reducing a course load below full-time enrollment while maintaining F-1 or J-1 legal status. In order to maintain legal status, F-1 and J-1 students must have permission from the U-M International Center before dropping below full-time enrollment. All F-1 or J-1 students who plan to request this permission must attend a Reduced Course Load workshop. At the workshop, an International Center Student/Scholar Advisor will explain U.S.C.I.S. approved reasons for part-time study, and accept and review the F-1 Student Reduced Course Load (RCL) Request Form or J-1 Student Reduced Course Load (RCL) Request Form.

Note: Doctoral Candidates who are in the Dissertation Research/Writing in the U.S. Student Group or who are on full-time detached study do not need to attend one of these workshops.

Pre-requisite: Follow the procedure in Reduced Course Load