International Students

International students at Pace who want to study abroad for semester, summer, January intersession, or on a Pace faculty-led study abroad program must consult with Pace International Students & Scholars to ensure that you will maintain your F-1 status.

Applying for a Pace Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program: Restrictions apply to international students enrolled in a Pace graduate degree program who hold a non-immigrant student visa status (F-1). Such students are required to take a full course load (9 credits) towards their degree each semester. If the faculty-led study abroad course does not count towards the student’s degree or affects mandatory class attendance of the other three courses, the student may not participate in the faculty-led study abroad program. If the student satisfies the visa requirements by enrolling in 3 courses that will count towards their degree, then the student can apply for the faculty-led study abroad course as a fourth course.

• Example of an eligible student: An international student is enrolled in Pace’s computer science master’s degree. The student is enrolled for the Fall semester in three courses that counts towards the Computer Science degree. The student is eligible to apply for a faculty-led study abroad course in the Fall semester that travels in January as a fourth course, even if the course doesn’t fulfill graduate degree requirements.
• Example of an ineligible student: An international student is enrolled in Pace’s computer science master’s degree. The student is enrolled for the Fall semester in two courses that counts towards the Computer Science degree. The student is ineligible to apply for a faculty-led study abroad course in the Fall semester that travels in January as a third course if the course doesn’t fulfill a graduate degree requirement (because graduate international students must take 9 credits—three courses—per semester that satisfies their degree requirement.)