Under-enrollment needs to be approved by the OISS before the student drops below full-time. Please contact OISS immeditately if you have a student that wants to under-enroll.
Enrollment Verification
- OISS checks enrollment for every student each fall and spring semester. Full-time enrollment is required to maintain immigration status.
- Summer enrollment is optional, unless it’s the student's first semester as a student at Tulane University.
- Generally, undergraduates need 12 credit hours and graduates need 9 credit hours in fall and spring to be full-time.
Enrollment Exceptions
- Graduate students in teaching assistant (TA) or research assistant (RA) positions can be enrolled for fewer than 9 credits, but this status must be entered in Banner before enrollment closes.
- Graduate students in dissertation research status must be enrolled in the appropriate 9000-level research course in order to be considered full-time.
More Enrollment Exceptions
Students can apply for under enrollment due to:
F-1 students
- English language difficulty in first semester
- Unfamiliarity with US teaching methods in first semester
- Unfamiliarity with reading requirements in first semester
- Improper course level placement at any time
- Illness or medical condition at any time
- Final semester – only need to complete required coursework
J-1 Students
- Vacation
- Illness or medical condition at any time
- Bonafide Academic Reason
- Final semester – only need to complete required coursework
