{"id":24163,"date":"2024-01-16T19:37:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T19:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/?page_id=24163"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:59:19","slug":"curricular-practical-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/f-1-benefits\/practical-training\/curricular-practical-training","title":{"rendered":"Curricular Practical Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-large\">CPT will only be authorized for training required of all students to complete a program of study with employers who have an established cooperative agreement with the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\">Curricular practical training (CPT) is defined as alternative work\/study, internship, cooperative education or any other type of required internship or practicum offered by sponsoring employers through cooperative agreements with the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\"><strong>CPT is not supplemental training experience, but rather a required part of an established curriculum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph-grey-background\">All CPT at UWB requires course registration. Those courses are all in-person, meaning you have a face-to-face component (on-campus) with faculty. You cannot take CPT in another state <em>during an academic quarter<\/em> unless you are completing the training remotely from Washington state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/f-1-benefits\/practical-training\/curricular-practical-training\/cpt-application\">See detailed information about applying here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-h-5-font-size\">CPT is required for:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unpaid training or internships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paid training or internships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fieldwork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation in a practicum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offsite experiences with a sponsoring employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-h-5-font-size\">CPT Eligibility:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At present, ISS will only authorize CPT for the following courses: BNURS 424; BHS 496; BEDUC 435, 443, 483, 484, 495, 529, 543.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limited to F-1 students who have completed 3 cumulative academic quarters without interruption to their enrollment or SEVIS record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Undergraduate students are not eligible for CPT if they have not yet declared a major.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training must be required of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">all<\/span> students in the program of study.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be registered for qualifying course credit (talk to your academic advisor to see if you are eligible).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training must last no longer than one quarter for each authorization. Each enrolled course needs a separate request and authorization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be applied for and approved prior to start of training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-h-5-font-size\">CPT cooperative agreement:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your school must establish and maintain a cooperative agreement with your training provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cooperative agreement might be a Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement (MOU\/A) or an individual letter that details your training by the employer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An offer of employment or work contract is not the same as a cooperative agreement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start\/end dates and purpose of the training must align with the curricular requirement. If your training is not curricular, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/f-1-benefits\/practical-training\/pre-completion-opt\">please look at OPT<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-5-font-size\">Important:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPT cannot be issued retroactively.<\/strong> CPT must be applied for and approved prior to the start of the corresponding employment. <strong>Working without authorization is considered a serious violation of your F-1 status.<\/strong> This violation will result in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/current-f-1-students\/enrollment-requirements\/termination\">termination<\/a> of your F-1 status, without grounds for reinstatement, and the possibility of barred reentry to the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please do not assume you can accept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/international-student-services\/f-1-benefits\/volunteering\">volunteer or unpaid<\/a> work without CPT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CPT will only be authorized for training required of all students to complete a program of study with employers who have an established cooperative agreement with the school. 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