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13-Dec-2000 05:56 PM |
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Babak Mozaffari |
Hi everyone. I didn't get a reply to my last post, but that's ok, I think the answer is no on all counts, anyway.
I came here to the US with an F-1 visa and an I-20 as a graduate Civil Eng. student. I now want to study computer science, and the department tell me that I'd have to apply for the next Fall as far as that is concerned. So I'm stuck with Civil Eng. this semester, but I don't want to be wasting time and money on something I'm not planning to persue, so: If I stay a Civil Eng. student, but take 9 units in Computer Science, will anybody object? Will my student status be in danger? Will it be a problem that I am enrolled full-time, but not progressing toward my degree this semester? So can I take the computer science units? Will I need to take 12 units instead of 9, since although I'm a graduate student, the units I plan to take are all undergraduate units. Please help the best you can, I'm confused. Sincerely, Babak |
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14-Dec-2000 12:26 PM |
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Bob |
This doesn't sound like a problem to me, but you should talk with your int'l. student advisor. I'd think that as long as you got a new I-20 reflecting your new major before evenually applying for OPT, then you'd be fine. It would probably be wise to do this relatively soon, though I doubt anyone at INS is knitpicking when you changed your major, as long as there's consistency between the major in item #5 on your I-20 and that which is claimed in your OPT endorsement on page 4. |
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24-May-2001 11:11 PM |
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sulzer |
Hi,
I am in your exact position and sadly I have gone out of status due to this. Please check up with your Int St advisor before you do this. |
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25-May-2001 06:05 AM |
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dgazena |
as long as your I-20 and visa are current, you may change your major to basket weaving if you want.
an INS guy |
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