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If you are a/an: Immigration requires you, at a minimum, to register for: If you ARE registered for that amount, you must take the following action(s): If you ARE NOT registered for that amount, you must take the following action(s):
Undergraduate Student 12 or more credit hours None Register for more credits.*
NOTE: If you register for more credits, you do not need to submit a form to the International Center.
OR
Submit a Request for Reduced Course Load. Please review the form for eligibility requirements.
Graduate Student without an assistantship and you have not finished your formal coursework nor taken your comprehensive exam 9 or more credit hours None Register for more credits.*
NOTE: If you register for more credits, you do not need to submit a form to the International Center. OR
Submit a Request for Reduced Course Load. Please review the form for eligibility requirements.
Graduate Student with an assistantship and you have not finished your formal coursework nor taken your comprehensive exam 6 or more credit hours None Register for more credits.*
NOTE: If you register for more credits, you do not need to submit a form to the International Center. OR
Submit a Request for Reduced Course Load. Please review the form for eligibility requirements.
Graduate Student who has completed all formal coursework (with or without an assistantship) 1 or more credit hours (but MU may require more - talk to your academic advisor about MU requirements) Submit a Request for Reduced Course Load to the International Center.
NOTE: If you are taking at least 6 credit hours (with an assistantship) or 9 credit hours (without an assistantship), then you do not need to submit a form.
Register for more credits* AND submit a Request for Reduced Course Load to the International Center.
Please review the form for eligibility requirements.
Graduate Student who has passed the Comprehensive Exam (with or without an assistantship) At least 1 hour (but MU may require more - talk to your academic advisor about MU requirements) None None

* Note: Please check the MU Academic Calendar for the last day you can add a class.


Last Modified: October 30, 2006 
Last Modified: Wednesday, 30-Nov-2005 12:37:36 CST
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