CURRICULAR PRACTICAL TRAINING (CPT)
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

CPT Eligibility Information:

AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR CPT?

  • A matriculated student in good standing at the University of Utah
  • Legal F-1 student status at the University of Utah for 9 consecutive months
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Have a job offer that is related to your field of study and is an integral part of your degree program

HOW DO I MAINTAIN MY CPT ELIGIBILITY?

PART-TIME CPT:

  • Work 20 hours or less per week
  • Simultaneously enrolled as a full-time student (taking at least 12 credit hours)
  • Registered for credit within your department or through Career Services

FULL-TIME CPT:

  • Includes working between 21 and 40 hours per week
  • Allowed ONLY during vacation semester and university breaks (the semester you are graduating IS NOT a vacation semester)
  • If you participate in 12 months of full-time Curricular Practical Training you will NOT be eligible for Optional Practical Training (OPT) after graduation.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • Transferring schools cancels your CPT
  • CPT is only granted one semester at a time
  • All personal, residential, work locations, etc. must be kept up-to-date with the International Center, Career Services, your academic department, and CIS or you will fall “out of status” with the CIS and will not be eligible for ANY further work authorization in the U.S.

WHAT ARE MY CPT OPTIONS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT?

Participation in CPT must be for academic credit or required for graduation. There are two ways to get approval for CPT:

  1. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CPT (Not all departments offer this option)
    Departmental CPT credit may be mandatory or elective. The training program (internship, practicum, etc.) must be listed in the University course catalog with the assigned number of credits and name of the faculty member teaching the course clearly indicated. There should also be a description of the course with the course objectives clearly defined. Students enrolled in such a course may work out the details of their specific projects within the established course objectives under the supervision of the instructor.

 

Application Information: Academic Department CPT

  1. CAREER SERVICES CPT
    Career Services CPT REQUIRES that you register for at least one internship credit hour through the Career Services Internship Program (CSIP) (you may be eligible to register for up to six internship credit hours). This program offers upper-division general credit (Educational Psychology 3960). It is a credit/no credit program, and you will need to pay tuition for this credit. As part of the internship, you will be completing weekly assignments.

Application Information: Career Services CPT & CSIP