{"id":24435,"date":"2024-01-16T19:28:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/?page_id=24435"},"modified":"2025-09-05T18:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:25:13","slug":"graduate-student-exception","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/current-f-1-students\/enrollment-requirements\/graduate-student-exception","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Student Exception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thesis or Dissertation (700\/800 courses)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This exception is for graduate students who have completed all formal coursework and are enrolled in a thesis or dissertation course. The academic expectations of completing thesis work can be the same as a student enrolled in 10 regular course credits. In other words, the student might still be considered to be enrolled full-time by the school despite being enrolled in fewer than 10 thesis credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must submit the graduate student exception request on the <a href=\"https:\/\/iss.uwb.edu\">international student portal<\/a> every quarter they&#8217;re using it. The request asks for an academic advisor&#8217;s name and email address as an &#8220;approver&#8221; to verify enrollment in a thesis or dissertation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is eligible for the Graduate Student Exception:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>F-1 graduate students, physically present in the US, who have completed all formal coursework and are enrolled in a 700\/800 level thesis or dissertation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F-1 graduate students, who meet the following exception for CSS-595 (Master&#8217;s Project).<br>Criteria for eligibility:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must be physically present in the US and enrolled in CSS-595<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have completed all formal coursework for your degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have started CSS-595 prior to Summer 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is this different from a Reduced Course Load (RCL):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, this is different. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/current-f-1-students\/enrollment-requirements\/reduced-course-load\">RCL<\/a> is telling the US government that the student is no longer enrolled full-time due to illness or their final quarter. This exception is saying that the student is maintaining full-time enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will it be processed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Requests submitted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/iss.uwb.edu\">international student portal<\/a> will be processed within the first 30 days of the quarter as part of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/current-f-1-students\/quarterly-sevis-registration\">SEVIS registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thesis or Dissertation (700\/800 courses) This exception is for graduate students who have completed all formal coursework and are enrolled in a thesis or dissertation course. 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