CPT questions and answers
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CPTMandMOPTM-
MAnswerMCPTMdoesMnotMinterfereMwithMstudents'MeligibilityMforMOptionalMPracticalMTrai
ningM(OPT)MafterMgraduationMunlessMtheyMhaveMdoneMaMtotalMofM12MmonthsMfull-
timeMCPTMduringMtheirMdegreeMprogram.
InMthisMcase,MtheyMwouldMloseMtheMoptionMtoMdoMOPT.MAmountsMunderMtheM12Mmo
nthsMfull-timeMDOMNOTMcancelManyMportionMofMOPT.M-
MAnswerMHOWMTOMapplyMatMemersonMcollege
MakeManMappointmentMwithMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairsMatMleastMtwo
MweeksMbeforeMtheMstartMofMyourMemployment.M-MAnswerMGetMaMnewMI-
20MwithMCPTMauthorization.
BringManMinternshipMofferMletterMfromMyourMemployerM(onMcompanyMletterheadMstation
ery)MtoMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairs.M-
MAnswerMThisMletterMmustMincludeMtheMexactMbeginningMandMendMdatesMofMtheMinter
nship,MtheMnumberMofMhoursMyouMwillMworkMinMaMweek,MaMdescriptionMofMyourMjob
Mduties,MandMtheMletterMmustMbeMsignedMbyMyourMsupervisor.
ContactMCareerMServices,M216MTremontMStreet,MSixthMFloor,MforMinstructionsMonMtheMin
ternshipMapprovalMprocess.M-
MAnswerMYouMwillMneedMtoMcompleteManMinternshipMlearningMagreementMandMhaveMit
MsignedMbyMbothMyourMinternshipMsupervisorMandMyourMinternshipMcoordinator.
OnceMcompleted,McontactMtheMInternationalMStudentMAffairsMOfficeMforMfinalMapproval.M
-MAnswerMAfterMAuthorization
YouMmustMbeMgrantedMauthorizationMfromMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairs
MandMreceiveMaMSocialMSecurityMnumberMbeforeMyouMcanMbeginMyourMCurricularMPracti
calMTraining.M-
MAnswerMStudentsMwhoMintendMtoMworkMonMorMoffMcampusMmustMobtainMaMSocialMS
ecurityMnumberMbeforeMtheyMcanMbeMlistedMonMtheirMemployer'sMpayroll.
TheMSocialMSecurityMAdministrationMonlyMissuesMSocialMSecurityMnumbersMtoMF-
1MstudentsMwhoMactuallyMhaveMon-campusMjobsMorMhaveMcommitmentsMtoMon-
MorMoff-campusMjobsMbeginningMinMtheMimmediateMfuture.M-
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CPTMandMOPTM-
MAnswerMCPTMdoesMnotMinterfereMwithMstudents'MeligibilityMforMOptionalMPracticalMTrai
ningM(OPT)MafterMgraduationMunlessMtheyMhaveMdoneMaMtotalMofM12MmonthsMfull-
timeMCPTMduringMtheirMdegreeMprogram.
InMthisMcase,MtheyMwouldMloseMtheMoptionMtoMdoMOPT.MAmountsMunderMtheM12Mmo
nthsMfull-timeMDOMNOTMcancelManyMportionMofMOPT.M-
MAnswerMHOWMTOMapplyMatMemersonMcollege
MakeManMappointmentMwithMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairsMatMleastMtwo
MweeksMbeforeMtheMstartMofMyourMemployment.M-MAnswerMGetMaMnewMI-
20MwithMCPTMauthorization.
BringManMinternshipMofferMletterMfromMyourMemployerM(onMcompanyMletterheadMstation
ery)MtoMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairs.M-
MAnswerMThisMletterMmustMincludeMtheMexactMbeginningMandMendMdatesMofMtheMinter
nship,MtheMnumberMofMhoursMyouMwillMworkMinMaMweek,MaMdescriptionMofMyourMjob
Mduties,MandMtheMletterMmustMbeMsignedMbyMyourMsupervisor.
ContactMCareerMServices,M216MTremontMStreet,MSixthMFloor,MforMinstructionsMonMtheMin
ternshipMapprovalMprocess.M-
MAnswerMYouMwillMneedMtoMcompleteManMinternshipMlearningMagreementMandMhaveMit
MsignedMbyMbothMyourMinternshipMsupervisorMandMyourMinternshipMcoordinator.
OnceMcompleted,McontactMtheMInternationalMStudentMAffairsMOfficeMforMfinalMapproval.M
-MAnswerMAfterMAuthorization
YouMmustMbeMgrantedMauthorizationMfromMtheMOfficeMofMInternationalMStudentMAffairs
MandMreceiveMaMSocialMSecurityMnumberMbeforeMyouMcanMbeginMyourMCurricularMPracti
calMTraining.M-
MAnswerMStudentsMwhoMintendMtoMworkMonMorMoffMcampusMmustMobtainMaMSocialMS
ecurityMnumberMbeforeMtheyMcanMbeMlistedMonMtheirMemployer'sMpayroll.
TheMSocialMSecurityMAdministrationMonlyMissuesMSocialMSecurityMnumbersMtoMF-
1MstudentsMwhoMactuallyMhaveMon-campusMjobsMorMhaveMcommitmentsMtoMon-
MorMoff-campusMjobsMbeginningMinMtheMimmediateMfuture.M-