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title: "Check online or distance classes in an F-1 or M-1 course"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law/check-online-study-in-an-overseas-student-s-course/united-states"
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practice_area: "Education Law"
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# Check online or distance classes in an F-1 or M-1 course

> From the timetable, list each class taken online or by distance learning, the credits or clock hours of that class, and whether the student is in an English language training program or in M-1 status.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Education Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the timetable, list each class taken online or by distance learning, the credits or clock hours of that class, and whether the student is in an English language training program or in M-1 status. Do not decide that the online class counts toward a full course. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide what counts toward the full course. The full-course page, last updated 6 February 2024, defines an online or distance-learning course, for these regulations, as a course offered primarily through technology that does not require the student's physical attendance for classes, examinations, or other purposes integral to completion of the class. Only one class, or three credits, during each term or semester may count toward a full course for an F-1 student if the class is online or through distance learning. No online or distance-learning class may count toward a full course for an M-1 student or an English language training student. A Study in the States post of 13 July 2012 states the same one-class or three-credit count, and it says the post may be outdated. That post also says an F-1 student may count more than one online class where the class is physically proctored or monitored by a school employee. The 6 February 2024 page does not state that exception. The count used here is the count on the 2024 page. Confirm 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6) before treating the 2012 proctor sentence as a current rule. That regulation was not the page opened for this count. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check online study in an overseas student's course](https://ailawframework.com/practice/education-law/check-online-study-in-an-overseas-student-s-course.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the timetable, list each class taken online or by distance learning, the credits or clock hours of that class, and whether the student is in an English language training program or in M-1 status. Do not decide that the online class counts toward a full course.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The one class or three credits is a ceiling on what counts toward the full course.
- The 13 July 2012 post says its content may be outdated. The proctor sentence on that post is not applied from that post.
- English language training and M-1 status: the 2024 page says no online class counts toward the full course.

## Sources

- [Full Course of Study, Study in the States, last updated 6 February 2024](https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/study/full-course-of-study) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Know the Rules: Online and Distance Learning Classes, Study in the States, 13 July 2012](https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/2012/07/know-rules-online-and-distance-learning-classes) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*