To: All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Richard Wheeler" <rpw@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: dkemphue@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Full-time Enrollment for Graduate Students

Dear Graduate Students:

The Graduate College Executive Committee has approved a change in the 
policy on what constitutes full-time enrollment for graduate students.  
This policy will be implemented in two phases. The first phase, effective 
Summer 1 2003, affects only international graduate students for whom 
reporting is being done via the SEVIS system. The second phase, which will 
affect all graduate students, will be effective Fall 2004, when the Banner 
system will be introduced for student records and registration. 

Graduate students may be required to maintain full-time enrollment for 
several reasons. Many academic programs require registered students to 
maintain a full-time load. Full-time status may also be required for 
certification related to student loans, fellowship and traineeship 
appointments, and certain types of non-University medical insurance 
policies. International students may be required to maintain full-time 
status for purposes of Student Exchange and Visitor Information System 
(SEVIS) reporting.

The revised policy is available at: 
<http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/Policies/FullTimeStudent.html>

Sincerely,

Richard Wheeler, Dean
Graduate College
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Dean, Graduate College

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