F-1 students must enroll and complete a full course of study each Fall and Spring semester. At PCC, a full course of study consists of 12 units. You may enroll in one, 3-unit online class to count towards your 12 unit full course of study requirement in order to keep your student visa. Summer and Winter intersessions are not required for enrollment. 

IMPORTANT: If your first semester at PCC is Summer, or if you are regaining F-1 status and have a new I-20 issued for Summer, you must enroll and complete 6 units during your first term to maintain your full course of study, and can enroll in one, 3-unit online class to meet your full course of study requirement. After that, you will be required to enroll in 12 units each Fall and Spring semester. 

Fall and Spring Semester Enrollment

International students can count 3 units towards their 12 unit minimum of full course requirements (in Fall and Spring semesters). Once you meet the 9 units in-person or hybrid course requirement, you may take more than 3 online units.

Summer and Winter Session Enrollment

There are no restrictions on online course enrollment in Summer and Winter sessions for continuing students. 

If Summer is your first semester as an F-1 student at PCC, you must enroll in 6 units and can register for one, 3-unit class towards your 6 unit full course of study requirement to keep your student visa. 

Hybrid courses

Hybrid courses are not considered online courses. Therefore, they are counted as in-person courses.

Final Semester

If you need only one course to complete your program of study in your final semester, it cannot be an online course.