International Students: ISSO CPT/OPT Workshops - Fall 2023

Date & Time:

• September 12, 12:30 PM - October 28, 1:30 PM

Location

• Room 9077, Stahl Building, 73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108
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Contact Information:

• Career Center
• 617-573-8480
• [email protected]

In order to work legally in the U.S., international students must satisfy a number of eligibility requirements. The International Student Services Office (ISSO) at Suffolk offers CPT and OPT workshops to guide you through the process so you can secure work authorization for a job or internship. See below:

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is a form of off-campus work authorization for F-1 students interested in pursuing degree-related internships.

• Tuesday, September 12, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, September 12, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom
• Tuesday, October 3, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, October 3, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom
• Tuesday, November 7, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, November 7, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a work authorization for F-1 international students that is generally used after a student has graduated from their program.

• Tuesday, September 19, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, September 19, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom
• Tuesday, October 10, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, October 24, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, October 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom
• Thursday, November 9, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, November 28, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom
• Tuesday, November 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, Poetry Center & Zoom

STEM OPT: F-1 students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees, and who meet other specified requirements, may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion OPT.

**Please note the STEM OPT session is designed for students already on OPT. Students eligible for STEM OPT but are not currently on OPT should attend the OPT session instead.

- Tuesday, October 17, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 9077 & Zoom

Registration is NOT required. All of the scheduled CPT, OPT, and STEM OPT workshops above will be held in a hybrid format. The workshops scheduled during the activities period will be held in Room 9077 of 73 Tremont (Stahl Building), and workshops scheduled in the evening will be held in the Poetry Center, located in the Sawyer Library in 73 Tremont (Stahl Building).

Zoom link for all scheduled workshops

Please contact ISSO for questions related to your immigration and work authorization eligibility at [email protected]