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Important Dates

Late Registration Ends  01/23/2012
Payment Deadline for Late Registration*Students, you must pay by this deadline or your classes will be dropped. 5 p.m., 1/26/2012
Spring Break (No classes) 03/12/12 – 03/17/12
Final Exams 05/05/12 – 05/11/12
Commencement Ceremonies 05/10/12 – 05/12/12
End of Spring 2012 Semester 05/12/12

 

Tuition and Fees Payment by Third Party

If you have been awarded a scholarship for tuition and fees, a stipend or receive tuition assistance from an organization, agency or government, such as SACM, WAMS, Kuwait and the like,  please make sure you submit your valid letter of financial guarantee/stipend from the sponsoring organization/agency  to UTSA Fiscal Services.

You will need to bring your student ID. International Student Services will not send your financial guarantee to Fiscal Services. You must do this in person.

Fiscal Services will bill the organization/agency for the approved amount of tuition and fees once they receive your documents.

Where to Submit Your Letter of Financial Guarantee/Stipend 

Downtown Campus, Fiscal Services: Frio Street Building Room 1.508 Main Campus, Fiscal Services: John Peace Library Building Room 1.03.06

Please do not forget to confirm that your document has been received by Julia Poo. Call 210-458-2825 or email a copy or your signed letter to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Your classes will be dropped if you do not complete this process by the payment deadline. This may lead to termination of your immigration status if you are an F-1/J-1 student.

Enrollment Requirement for F-1/J-1 Students

According to F-1/J-1 visa rules and regulations, F-1/J-1 visa students are required to enroll full-time each fall and spring semester. Full time is defined as follows:

Undergraduate students Minimum 12 credit hours
Graduate students Minimum 9 credit hours
Intensive English Program students 4 classes

If F-1/J-1 visa students fail to enroll full time, they will be considered out of status. Their SEVIS record will be terminated.  Consequently, they may have to leave the country.

Reduced Course Load

The exceptions to the F-1/J-1 full course of study requirement are limited. Before F-1/J-1 students can reduce their course load, they must speak to an international student advisor to see if they are allowed to do so.

You can apply for a reduced course load, if you are completing your degree program this spring 2012 semester and do not have to enroll full time to complete your program. For information on how to apply, go to our website and complete the reduced course load form.   Remember you need get approval from the International Student Services before you can enroll part-time.

Graduate students who have completed their formal coursework and are engaged in thesis or dissertation work can apply for a reduced course load. Read more at to our website and  complete the reduced course load form. 

Change of Address

International students are required to update their local address on ASAP and  with the International Student Services within 10 days of moving. These two systems are not connected; you must update both places!Full screen gateway forms arrow

 

To do so, you must: Go to: http://international.utsa.edu.

  1. Click on left-hand blue bar titled “Forms and Handouts”
  2. Forms are alphabetized.
  3. Change of Address is the 1st form under ‘C’.
  4. Complete ALL information including apartment number, city, state, and zip code.

Note:  If you fail to update address, and keep it current, International Student Services will not be able to process letter requests or sign your I-20/DS-2019 form for travel.ion letter issued by the International Student Services if you are an F-1 or J visa student

Change of address under C