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Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
Application Requirements for CPT I-20:
* Travel and CPT - Students may continue to travel internationally with a CPT I-20 endorsed for travel. CPT participation is considered to be part of the academic program and CBP will recognize the curricular nature of the internship as students return from the holiday break.
Student submission - CPT I-20 request must be submitted by the student.
** Once the CPT application has been submitted, a second application may not be submitted to change employers.
Academic department approval - Once the CPT request is submitted, it will first go to the academic department.
ISS Approval and I-20 issuance - Once the department approves, it will automatically be sent to International Student Services for a CPT I-20 to be issued.
At the time of submission, the complete CPT Agreement Form and Employment Offer Letter must be submitted by the student as uploads within the application.
Students may begin work only after the following two events:
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- International Student Services issuance of the CPT I-20
- CPT start date listed on the CPT I-20 has arrived
Upcoming CPT Live webinars (click the link to register):
International Student ServicesContactInternational Student Services |
CPT Resources:
Eligibility Criteria:
- GPA - Meets minimum GPA requirements on the most recent transcript. Not currently in academic
probation status.
- Undergraduate/Bachelor's: 2.0+
- Graduate/Master's: 3.0+
- If a student does not currently meet minimum GPA requirements, they must wait for grades to be released at the end of the semester to apply for CPT.
- One-year full-time enrollment - Meets minimum full-time enrollment requirement of one year of enrollment within the U.S.
- By the expected CPT start date, the student must have attended full-time for at least a full fall and spring semester.
- The student must not have left the U.S. and returned on a new initial I-20 and SEVIS
number within the year.
- Recent travel is okay, as long as the same I-20 and SEVIS ID were held for a year or more.
- Internship Course Enrollment - CPT participation is academic in nature. CPT is tied to enrollment in a course that applies
to the student’s degree program.
- The academic department will require at least one in-person class session on the UCM campus as part of the CPT course requirements.
CPT Dates and Deadlines
| CPT Dates/Semester | Fall (August start) | Spring (January start) | Summer (May start) |
| Deadline to apply | August 4th | December 16th | May 5th |
| Start date options | August 18th - 21st | January 13th - 16th | May 19th - 22nd |
| End date | December 13th | May 9th | August 7th |
