Employment Workshop Series

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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

Join our Curricular Practical Training (CPT) workshop for students with F-1 visa status to learn more about CPT eligibility requirements, the application timeline and request process.

• Sessions take place online via Zoom and will be approximately 1 hour with time for questions.
  •   March 5, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.
  •   April 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. 

Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)

F-1 students who are planning to work after graduation will learn details of the Post-Completion Optional Pratical Training (OPT) application process.

• Sessions take place online via Zoom unless specifically noted and will be approximately 1 hour with time for questions. For in-person workshops please bring your Buff OneCard and arrive no later than 5 minutes before the presentation start time.
  •   January 29, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. (in-person in UMC room 386)
  •   January 31, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
  •   February 4, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. (in-person in UMC room 384)
  •   February 5, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
  •   February 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (in-person in C4C room S350)
  •   February 27, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
  •   March 21, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. 

How to Apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT) STEM Extension

Are you currently in an authorized period of post-completion OPT and interested in the possibility of extending your OPT authorization?  If you earned a degree in the U.S. that was in an OPT STEM extension eligible field, then you may be eligible for the OPT STEM extension.

Join our OPT STEM extension workshop to learn more about the OPT STEM extension eligibility requirements; the application timeline and process; what to expect after you have submitted your OPT STEM Extension application to USCIS; and the OPT STEM extension reporting requirements.

• Sessions take place online via Zoom and will be approximately 1 hour with time for questions.
  •   March 19, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
  •   April 3, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. 

So You’ve Applied for OPT… Now What?

While authorized for OPT, SEVIS reporting is required in order to maintain your F-1 status. This workshop is intended for students with a pending or approved post-completion OPT application, and helps students authorized for OPT better understand their OPT reporting responsibilities.

• Sessions take place online via Zoom and will be approximately 1 hour with time for questions.
  •   March 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
  •   April 11, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.