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Elements of CPT
Employment
The CPT employment is required for at least eleven
months of an international student's master's degree
program. However, if the student chooses to be
employed for longer than eleven months, he/she may
continue CPT employment for as long as he/she chooses.
Please note, that if full-time CPT employment lasts more
than twelve months, the student may lose the right to
the Optional Practical Training (OPT), which is normally
allowed to students after graduation.
Hi-Tech International Resources, Inc (HTIR), a private
employment placement company, will assist all co-op
students in obtaining their initial CPT positions.
In addition, newly arriving students will often
obtain employment information from other students
currently working in CPT jobs or from university staff
persons, or from newspaper advertising, job fairs or
from the internet.
While all of the above sources are available to
assist students to locate available employment, it is
the responsibility of each co-op student to follow up on
all employment leads and personally interview for those
positions.
Students are allowed to obtain any employment which is
related to an integral part of the curriculum in the
student's major field of study.
The wages paid for the CPT employment depends upon the
kind of position found. In the Twin Cities area of
Minnesota many entry level jobs begin at $7.00 per hour,
while more technical jobs will pay at a higher rate.
Have Questions? Visit the
FAQ page
or Email us at
coopinfo@htir.com
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Co-op Program Overview
HTIR offers a Curricular Practical Training (CPT) opportunity in
alliance with Globe University to students enrolled in Globe University graduate program . CPT is authorized by
the U.S. Homeland Security Department for F-1 international
students .
This program is designed to give students practical work
experience in curriculum-related employment with local
corporations and businesses. Employment for the
international student is mandatory, beginning in the first
academic year of the student's program. Along with the
mandatory
curricular-related employment, students will need to demonstrate
satisfactory academic progress in order to maintain F-1 status..
Student CPT Employment Authorization
Immigration Service regulations allow international graduate
students who are enrolled in a co-op program to work in
curricular-related positions for as many months as the
duration of the program will allow. Through the co-op program,
international students may work up to 40 hours per week.
F-1 students wishing to
participate in an off-campus training program that is an
integral part of an established curriculum must first obtain
work authorization for Curricular Practical Training (CPT).
The employment, which must be directly related to the student's
major field of study, is defined as an alternate work/study,
internship, cooperative education, or any other type of required
internship or practicum, which is offered by sponsoring
employers through cooperative agreements with the school.
(Title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 214.2 (f)(10).
Benefits to the Student
The applied curricular employment that students receive by
working in an American Company gives them the skills and
experience that cannot be obtained in a normal classroom-only
education format, thus giving the students an advantage in
achieving their goals after graduation.
The wages that are paid to the students for their CPT employment
are equal to the wages paid to American employees in the same
kind of employment. Net earnings are retained by the
students and used for their personal or educational needs.
Students can choose either part-time (20 hours or less per week)
or full-time (20 to 40 hours per week) employment. This
can continue for the entire duration of the master's program, as
each student may choose.
Classes will be scheduled to accommodate employment schedules,
so that students may engage in CPT employment during the
business day.
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