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When advising international students about their courses, bear in mind that international students studying in the United States are allowed to take only one distance-learning or online course as part of their full-time course load.

The Department of Homeland Security has strict rules and regulations about distance-learning and online courses for international students who are attending college in the United States on a student visa. Any international student who is a full-time student is allowed to take only one distance-learning or online course, for no more than 3 credit hours, as part of the course load that brings the student to full-time status. Students may take additional distance or online courses only if those courses are in addition to the courses counting toward their full-time status.