Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Eligible students can apply to receive up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies (pre-completion) and/or after completing their academic studies (post-completion). However, all periods of pre-completion OPT will be deducted from the available period of post-completion OPT.

This information can be found in our Homebase platform you earned access to during pre-arrival. To learn more about eligibility requirements related to CPT, please login to Homebase and review the ‘Working Off Campus’ section.