13. Forms And Online Documents
International Student Guides :: Forms and Online Documents
CURRENT STUDENTS & DEPENDENTS INFORMATION
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM COMPLETION NOTIFICATION FORM
Enrollment Verification Requests are handled by the REGISTRAR’S OFFICE.
- The Office of International Programs no longer issues general or graduation invitation letters.
- It is the responsibility of the student to write the invitation letters.
- Please use the Invitation to Attend Graduation template as a guide.
- For proof of intent to graduate you must contact the Graduate School.
Curricular Practical Training or CPT allows students who have internship or Research courses to obtain part-time (20 hours or less) or full-time (21 hours to 40 hours) of paid work experience outside the classroom.
CPT must be authorized before any employment may begin.
The CPT employment and the academic course must be an integral part of the student’s academic major.
Students will not be eligible for CPT until they have been enrolled at East Texas A&M for an academic year (Fall, Spring).
Students applying for CPT are required to attend a CPT workshop before they may apply for CPT.
The OIP will not accept CPT applications until after attending the CPT workshop.
Registration is required to attend the workshop. Students who have not registered for the workshop by 5pm the day before the workshop will not be allowed to attend.
Starting January 1, 2019, the Office of International Programs (OIP) will not assume liability of receiving student mails from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other government agencies for standard OPT, STEM OPT, and change of status applications. Henceforth, students should list their mailing addresses for these purposes. Mails sent to OIP will be returned to original sender. Thank you.
12-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) allows F-1 visa students the opportunity to gain part-time or full-time work experience in their field of study (academic major) after completion of their course of study.
All F-1 students planning to apply for OPT are required to attend an OPT workshop in one of their final two semesters at East Texas A&M.
All students are required to attend a 12-month OPT workshop in one of their final semesters at East Texas A&M before they may apply for OPT.
The OPT workshop is offered online and in person. Registration is required to attend and the deadline to register is 5pm the day before the workshop.
Upon completion of the 12-month OPT students in certain Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors may be eligible for the 24-month OPT STEM Extension.