Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Office for International Students and Scholars
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C U R R IC U L A R PR A C T I C A L TR A IN I N G ( C P T )
Office for International Students & Scholars | 413 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716-6410
Phone: (302) 831-2115 | Fax: (302) 831-2123 | [email protected]l.edu | www.oiss.udel.edu
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International students holding F-1 visa status may be eligible for employment authorization through Curricular
Practical training (CPT) for work experience that is a required or an integral part of an established curriculum.
These experiences may include alternative 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.
Students can engage in CPT on a part-time basis (no more than 20 hrs/week) during the Fall and Spring
semesters. Students can apply for full-time CPT (more than 20 hrs/week) during the Winter and Summer
semesters. Graduate students in sustaining status can also engage in full-time CPT. Authorization ends when
they defend the dissertation or thesis.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must currently be in valid F-1/J-1 (student) status and in good academic standing. CPT will NOT be
approved for graduate students with GPA less than 3.0 and undergraduate students with GPA less than
2.0.
• Must have been lawfully enrolled on a full-time basis for one full academic year. Exception exists for
graduate students whose programs require immediate curricular training.
• The student will continue to be enrolled for a full course of study during the CPT in fall and spring
semesters. Employment must be related to the student’s major field of study and must also be a required
part of the academic program. Work which is not required by the degree program may meet the
requirements for curricular practical training if the student receives academic credit for the employment
experience.
• Must have an official employment offer on letterhead. Please see more details under Application
Procedures below.
Regulations governing CPT:
• CPT is authorized one term/semester at a time.
• Students must be registered in a CPT course for each term; 3 credits in fall and spring semesters; 1 credit
is required in winter and summer sessions.
• CPT must be authorized on the I-20 prior to the start date of the appointment.
• CPT must be approved by 4 pm on the last day of free drop/add in any semester or term (no exception
permitted).
• Accepting work appointment without the proper authorization is a serious violation of student F-1 status.
Failure to comply with all immigration regulations may cause a student to not be eligible for benefits
normally granted to F-1 students and, in some situations, may cause the student to be subject to
deportation.
• CPT may be for 20 hours per week (part time) or for more than 20 hours per week (full time).
• Students who accumulate 12 months of full-time CPT will not be eligible for Optional Practical Training
(OPT) at the time of degree completion.
• Part-time CPT does not affect OPT eligibility.
• Once a student has filed an application for OPT, the student may not apply for CPT.
• A CPT application is employer specific and must be made for each experience; that is, if a student
changes companies or places of work during the approved CPT period, the student must submit a new
CPT application.
• Students in the English Language Institute are not eligible for CPT or OPT.
Revised: July 2013
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