Designated school officials (DSOs) must update their institution’s Form I-17 when information on the petition changes or does not reflect the institution’s current operating status. Such changes must be reported within 21 days of the change. This includes changes to information on Form I-17’s Page 4: School Calendar, Costs, and Demographics.

To update your school’s calendar, costs, and demographics on the Form I-17:

1. Go to the School Information page. 

2. Click Update School Information (Form I-17). The Update School Information (Form I-17: Contact Information) page opens.

3. Click Page 4: School Calendar, Costs, and Demographics on top left of the page. The Update School Information (Form I‑17) School Calendar, Costs, and Demographics page opens.

4.   The school’s existing calendar, costs, and demographics information pre-populates the fields. Update the information, as necessary:
   • 4.1 This school's sessions are based on* – Select the checkbox that best describes how your academic year is organized:

• Semesters
• Trimesters
• Quarters
• Other – Specify what your school’s sessions are based on, if Other is selected.
  • If the school has more than 20 sessions to report in Field 4.2, explain this in the text box in Field 4.1.
  • If your school measures participation by clock hours, specify this here.
  • If you are changing this information due to a change in an approved Program of Study, make sure to also indicate the changes in Section 2: Programs of Study. For more information, see Form I-17 Petition Update – Programs of Study.

• 4.2 Date Registration begins for EACH session during a calendar year * – Enter the month and day each session begins:

• Click the drop-down arrow to the right of Session 01 and select the month the first session begins.
• Click the drop-down arrow under Session 01 and select the date the first session begins.
• Repeat for all sessions your school offers annually.
   

4.3 Sessions are held* – Select the checkbox for Day or Night. Both may be selected, if needed.

4.4 Average Annual Number of Classes* – Enter the average number of classes in the text box that are offered annually by your school The number of classes entered should represent the entire school, not just those related to the expected F and/or M student population:

• 4.5 Average Annual Number of Students* – Enter the average number of students in the text box that attend your school annually. The number entered should represent all students attending the entire school, not just the expected F and/or M student population:

• 4.6 Average Annual Number of Teachers or Instructors – Enter the average number of teachers or instructors in the text box that are employed at your school annually. The number entered should represent the entire school, not just those teaching the expected F and/or M student population:

• 4.7 Average Annual Number of Non-Teaching Employees* – Enter the average number of non-teaching workers in the text box that are employed at your school annually. The number entered should represent the entire school, not just those working with the expected F and/or M student population:

• 4.8 Approximate annual cost of room, board, tuition, etc. per student* – Enter the approximate, total annual cost in the text box that an F or M student can expect to pay while attending your school:

• Public schools should enter the per capita cost of public education in your area.
• Round costs up to the nearest dollar.

4.9 Requirements for Admission* - Enter the requirements for admission to the programs of study that are listed on Page 2: Programs of Study. There is a 1000 character limit on this field with a characters-remaining counter:

  5. Use function buttons at the bottom of the page to:

• Save Draft – Saves all changes made to the Form I-17 in draft without submitting changes.
• Print Draft – Prints a new draft Form I-17 without submitting changes.
• Previous – Returns the user to Page 3: Accreditations and Recognitions without submitting changes.
• Next – Forwards the user to Page 5: Campuses and Instructional Sites without submitting changes.
• Cancel – Cancels all changes made to the Form I-17 without saving the entered changes and restores the previous, saved values.

6. Click Submit in the left, navigation pane to open the submission page, Edit School Information (Form I 17). See the Form I-17 Petition Update – Submit article in the SEVIS Help Hub for instructions on completing the submission process.