International Students

Course enrollment for degree students

The Fall 2025 course schedule is available and enrollment for visiting students will begin early November. We encourage you to pay the $100 Enrollment Confirmation fee once you receive your admission to begin the enrollment process. 

Assistance with course enrollment

Degree students can visit the academic course planning for advising, registration information and assistance. You can schedule an online appointment with your advisor.

Catalog vs. current course schedule

You will need to check the current course schedule for your semester to make sure the classes you intent to take are available. Do not use the course catalog to choose your courses. t

Course load

  • Students can take between 12-17 units (credits) per semester, and most students take between 12-15.
  • For each unit of class time, plan to spend at least 2-3 hours per week studying outside of class.
  • Undergraduate F-1 and J-1 Visa students are required to take at least 12 units (8 units for graduate students) to maintain immigration status. At least 9 of these units must be in-person or hybrid with in-person components.

Class level

  • Courses numbered 100-299 are "lower division" (for first and second-year university students). They are usually introductory in nature and have fewer/no prerequisites.
  • Courses numbered 300-499 are "upper division" (for third and fourth-year university students). They generally have more prerequisites.
  • Courses numbered 500-699 are graduate-level courses and are restricted from exchange students.

Modes of Instruction

  • Face to Face: Meets solely in-person
  • Hybrid (with In-Person Components): Meets in-person and online
  • Fully Online:
    • Online Synchronous: Online participation at designated times
    • Online Asynchronous: No designated meeting time
      Hybrid Online: Combination of online synchronous and online asynchronous