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INS regulations allow international graduate students who are
enrolled in an "internship" or "CPT" program to work in an
internship positions for as many months as the duration of the
program will allow. Through the CPT program, international
students may work up to 40 hours per week.
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Students may work the entire duration of their
study in a full time job related to their program; however, if
full-time CPT employment lasts more than eleven months, the
student may lose the right to the Optional Practical Training
(OPT), which is allowed to students after graduation. (OPT is a
one year work authorization students may get after completing
their degree).
- F-1 students must first obtain work authorization for Curricular
Practical Training (CPT) before working off-campus. The work
authorization will be given only for jobs that are considered to be
“an integral part of an established curriculum”.
- F-1 students wishing to participate in an off-campus training
program that is “an integral part of an established curriculum” must
first obtain work authorization for Curricular Practical Training (CPT).
The training, which must be directly related to the student’s major
field of study, is defined as ”alternate work/study, internship,
cooperative education, or any other type of required internship or
practicum, which is offered by sponsoring employers through
cooperative agreements with the school” (Title 8, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 214.2 (f)(10). .
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