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Enrollment

International Students on F and J visas must maintain full time enrollment. Maintaining full time enrollment during mandatory terms of enrollment (fall and spring) is an important part of maintaining student visa status. Full time enrollment is:

Graduate Students- 9 hours each fall and spring semester
Undergraduate Students- 12 hours each fall and spring semester.

There are exceptions available to the full time enrollment requirement for students with valid Academic or Medical reasons.

Note: If you have already started a specific online request, do not start a new one. Please go to your ISSDeacs Account to continue working on or to open your online form.

Enrollment
Reduced Course Load - F-1 students are eligible to request a Reduced Course Load (RCL) for the following reasons: Academic (first semester only), Medical, or Final Term.

ALL RCL requests must be submitted to ISS as soon as possible, but no later than the last day of class for the semester in which an RCL is required. RCL requests made after the last day of class for the semester the RCL is needed can not be considered nor approved per immigration regulation.

Program Extension - If you will not complete your program of study due to an academic delay, you can request for your I-20 to be extended. 

Transfer Out - If you are transferring to another school within the U.S, please submit this request so that the WFU Immigration Services and Support center (ISS) can initiate a transfer of your SEVIS record to your new school.

Leave of Absence Request - If you need to take a Leave of Absence from Wake Forest University for academic or personal reasons, you must request approval from the WFU Immigration Services and Support center (ISS).

Change of Education Level - If you are changing to a higher education level, please submit this request so that the WFU Immigration Services and Support center (ISS) can issue you a new I-20. This request is also required for graduate students transitioning to a new degree program at the same level.