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Requests for F-1 Practical Training authorized by the I-Center
from September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003
Practical Training – a brief explanation
398
Post-Completion PT
64%
169
Curricular PT
28%
Students holding F-1 visas who have maintained their legal F-1 status, are eligible to apply for
off-campus work authorization, known as "practical training." Practical Training enables a student
to obtain practical work experience in his/her field of study to supplement the student's academic
training.
Practical Training received before completion of the degree falls into two categories: 1) Curricular,
if the student receives course credit for the work experience and 2) Optional (pre-completion).
Practical Training received after degree completion is called Post-Completion Optional
Practical Training.
All types of Practical Training require a preliminary authorization by one of the Designated
School Officials at the I-Center. Students applying for either the pre-completion or post-completion
Optional Practical Training must then submit the I-Center's preliminary authorization to INS
in order to apply for the Employment Authorization Document that will permit them to work.
(Only the preliminary authorization from the I-Center and not the Employment Authorization
Document is required of students who request Curricular Practical Training.)
46
Optional PT
8%
47