From the Immigration Corner

by | Dec 11, 2015 | International Center

Did you know? Quick facts about international students.

  • English as A Second Language (ESL) students must take a minimum of 20 credits per semester to maintain lawful F-1 student visa status.
  • Undergraduate (including English Language Bridge ELB) students must take a minimum of 12 credits per semester to maintain lawful F-1 student visa status except in the last semester prior to commencement.
  • SGPP students attending TC or Winona campus must take a minimum of 6 credits per semester to maintain lawful F-1 student visa status except in the last semester prior to commencement.

 

  • Abdulelah Saleh M. Alsanouna from Saudi Arabia is doing a clinical year internship at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois after finishing a BA in Biology Pre-Nuclear Med Tech at SMU last May.  At the conclusion of the internship, Abdulelah will receive a BA in Biology Nuclear Medicine Technology.
  • Marta Aleszewicz from Poland is working on her post year Optional Practical Training (OPT) at Barclays in New York after finishing a double major in Math and Computer Science at SMU last May.