Academics

International students are considered to be maintaining status if they are making normal progress toward completing their course of study. This means maintaining full enrollment, succeeding in classes, and keeping their GPA up. A student that is maintaining 2.0 CUM GPA or higher is considered to be in good academic standing and making regular academic progress.

If you find that you are struggling in your classes and are unable to maintain good grades, you should reach out to International Services and Academic Advising. If you are unable to keep a minimum of 2.0 GPA this may prevent you from having applications approved and you could fall out of status.

Part of maintaining the F-1 immigration status is making progress toward completing a degree. This means maintaining full enrollment, succeeding in classes, and keeping your GPA up. To be eligible for graduation, a student must maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher. If you are struggling to meet this standard, this may prevent you from having applications approved and could lead to a violation of your status. We will email you if your status is in jeopardy, but if you find that you are struggling in your classes and are unable to maintain good grades, you should reach out to International Services and Academic Advising to make a plan.

See the Majors, Minors, and Clusters page for information about declaring a major. International students at BYU-Idaho are required to pursue a bachelor’s degree because your I-20 was created for a bachelor’s program. You can change your major at any time, however, you must be in the same major for 2 semesters before doing an internship within that new major. You can use the Grad Planner in I-Plan to plan out your degree progress and internships.