SEVIS Compliance

SEVIS regulations specify that, for F-1 international students, attending a college or university, "no more than the equivalent of one class or three credits per session, term, semester, or trimester may be counted toward the full course of study requirement if the class is taken online or through distance education and does not require the studentʻs physical attendance" (8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(G)). For the purpose of this requirement, an online or distance education course includes any class "offered principally through the use of television, audio, or computer transmission including open broadcast, closed circuit, cable microwave, or satellite, audio conferencing, or computer conferencing" (8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(G)). Under this interpretation, only UH courses delivered completely online will be counted toward the limit on classes or credits taken "online or through distance education and does not require the student's physical attendance."