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Payment of Quarterly Registration Fees

International Students with an F-1 visa must pay non resident tuition. This tuition is $226 per unit in addition to the quarterly registration fee. You will only be able to register for the number of units for which you have paid.

For fee information, please go to the Payment Schedule web site.

Payments for fees can be made by online with either check or credit card. To make online Payments go to Cal Poly's Online Payment web page. Iinformation on fee payments can be obtained at the Student Accounts web site.

Please note that students on exchange programs pay their fees at the university in their home country.

Registering for Classes
Once you have paid your nonresident tuition and taken care of you quarterly health insurance coverage, you will be cleared to register for classes for the upcoming quarter.

All students must register for classes each quarter. Enrollment in summer quarter courses is optional and less than full-time enrollment is allowed.

F-1 students must be approved for less than full-time enrollment for their final quarter at Cal Poly by submitting a completed Final Quarter Form to the International Student Advisor.

The Cal Poly Class Schedule is available online at http://www.classschedule.calpoly.edu.

If you have questions about the classes that you should register for please contact your advisor.

You can access additional information about registering for classes by visiting the Welcome Information Page or the Office of Academic Records.

Health Insurance Registration Holds
In order to register for the upcoming quarter, you must have medical insurance coverage approved for the quarter for which you are registering. If you do not have coverage for the upcoming quarter, a medical hold will be placed on file and you will not be able to register for classes.

Please make sure you either enroll in the CSU HealthLink insurance policy or that you renew your alternate health insurance policy for the quarter for which you are registering for classes.

If you have obtained your own alternate health insurance policy which has been approved by the International Student Advisor, please bring to the IEP office an updated letter from the health insurance provider indicating the new coverage dates.

Note: Please read more about the health insurance requirements on Health Insurance web page.

General Holds
A ‘hold’ may be placed on a your record for department reasons or for other unsettled university obligations. You may be denied access to the registration systems, transcripts, use of facilities, services, materials, and campus credit until all ‘hold’ have been cleared.

To view holds, click the Holds link found on the Registration and Enrollment tab of the my.calpoly.edu web portal.

To clear holds, students must contact the department responsible for placing the hold.

Minimum Required Study Load
Students attending Cal Poly on F-1 or J-1 visa standing must carry a minimum number of units per quarter. Undergraduate students are required to carry at least 12 units per quarter and graduate students a minimum of 8 units per quarter. Students who encounter difficulty in carrying the minimum load, whether for academic, health or personal reasons, should immediately contact International Education and Programs. Before dropping below full-time enrollment, you must contact the International Student Advisor at 805.756.5837. Less than full-time enrollment is allowed for summer quarter.