If you are authorized for a period of OPT, but you do not find a job, you will lose that OPT time. The Job Placement Center on campus is one good place to look for an off-campus job. Curricular Practical Training is available for students whose major field of study offers Work Study Classes. You must apply for CPT work authorization at the International Student Office. The Work Study course must count towards your required degree program.
Students are responsible for finding their own employment.
Employment must be in your major field of study. The number of hours you may work per week will be limited by the particular Work Study course in which you enroll, but may not exceed 20 hours per week. You may only work during the semester in which you are enrolled in Work Study. Sometimes students have serious, unexpected financial problems that are beyond their control after they have begun their studies. The hardship must be unexpected, such as large medical bills following an accident, death of a parent who provided financial support, or bank closures at home.