The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) recently announced that COVID-19 guidance will end with the start of autumn semester 2023. Following pre-pandemic enrollment guidance, only three credit hours of distance/online courses will count toward full-time enrollment.

View the university registrar’s definition of courses online. Below is how online courses will be determined to maintain a legal immigration status:

• Distance Learning (considered online)
• Distance Enhanced (considered online)
• Hybrid Delivery is (considered in-person)
• In-Person

As a reminder, students must be enrolled in the following credit hours to be considered full-time:

• 12 credit hours for undergraduate students
• 8 credit hours for graduate students, with or without a Graduate Assistant (GA) position
• 12 credit hours for fellowship students
• 3 credit hours for post-candidacy doctoral graduate students
• 4 credit hours for Graduate Assistants (GA) during summer term
• 6 credit hours for fellowship students during summer term

Students should contact their advisor to address any academic questions, the university’s help desk at servicedesk@osu.edu for technical questions and immigration coordinators at the Office of International Affairs at iss@osu.edu with immigration-related concerns.