Harris, I don't wanna be mean but this -----> "Normal course load for international student is: Undergraduate 12 credits, graduate 9 credits; working hours allowed max. 20 hrs/week during class in session, 40 hrs/week during breaks. Some universities allow to take 9 credits for undergrad and 6 credits to graduate as a minimum if they are on assistantship. " DOESN'T APPLY IN KAPLAN...They've some "severe"(only if you'll be working in your project while attending Kaplan, otherwise the coolest Rules....) I thiink Kaplan needs to send me a keg of Sierra Nevada by now...ha ha...but Kaplan you saved my days! Thanks... Bhaskar