After you have this form filled out by the academic department, you will need to take it to the Registration window in Neuberger Hall Lobby. You must get permission from an international student advisor if you want or need to drop below full time enrollment. You can find out more information on paying fees on the Business Affairs website: http://www.pdx.edu/bao/payments Please note: If you do not officially drop a class that you do not attend, or if you receive an X grade, you will fail the class, be charged for the class and you will be expected to pay the fees. You may also violate your student status because this course may not be counted as part of your full time course load. Be sure to check your term calendar in the Bulletin for deadline dates. Enrollment Verification If you need to provide verification of enrollment, you may obtain this at the registration windows. Often, this is necessary for health and car insurance, scholarships, loans, and employers. If the verification does not have to be signed by a university official, a student can print their schedule from the web. Some students may also require this verification in the form of a status letter. These may be requested from ISSS by filling out a Student Request Form. Status letter requests take about three to five business days to process, so please plan accordingly. Student Records The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)* gives domestic and international students certain rights with respect to their educational records. These include the right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. FERPA authorizes the university to make public disclosure, upon request, of student directory information. Student directory information includes the student’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, number of credits earned, and the fact of enrollment, including whether the student is enrolled full-time or part-time. Students may request nondisclosure of student directory information by specifying nondisclosure, in writing, to: The Office of Admissions, Records, and Financial Aid Portland State University, PO Box 751 Portland, OR, 97207-0751 Due to FERPA regulations, the university cannot release information to parents and family; therefore it is always important to keep them up to date on your academic and living situations. International students should be aware that the Patriot Act gives special permission to employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)*. At their request, university officials are required to release information to Homeland Security about any F-1 or J-1 students who are currently studying at or have previously studied at PSU. 13
*see glossary for definition