Computer Science Program

             Optional Practical Training Application Form


Instructions: 

Practical Training (PT) is a vehicle devised by the US Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (INS) for foreign students (F1 visa) to gain work 
experience as part of their academic training.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) must be recommended by the student's
advisor, by the CS Practical Training Committee, by the Department
Chairman, and by the International Student Affairs office, and is approved by
the US Immigration Office (this latter approval takes >= 30 days). OPT is
intended for work in the student's field of study, either before or after
graduation, and is limited to a total of 12 months full-time employment. 
A student on OPT can be approved for either part-time or full-time
employment, during either the academic year or on breaks (including summer
break). 

If the applicant has previously undertaken Curricular Practical
Training, the department will not normally authorize Optional Practical
Training unless the student has scheduled a thesis or dissertation defense, 
and the advisor certifies that the required work has been completed. 

Before filling out the form below the student should read the 
departmental guidelines at 
http://www.cs.kent.edu/programs/grad/pt.html
and obtain the Optional Practical Training Recommendation form and 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service form I-538 from the 
International Student Affairs office. 


The form should be filled out by the student and her/his advisor
and submitted to the graduate secretary preferably one semester in advance.
The application will be routed to the Chair of the Computer Science
Practical Training Committee and/or the Department Chair for evaluation
and approval.
It should be accompanied by the Optional Practical Training Recommendation
form from the International Student Affairs office, which should also be 
filled out by the student and his/her advisor, and the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service form filled out by the student. The dates and 
information on all forms should correspond. 

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To be filled out by student:

Full Name of Student:

Date of admission to the program at Kent State:

Number of years in program:

Periods on Graduate or Research Assistantships:




Name and address of employer:





Nature of employment: 






Number of hours per week:

Beginning date:
Ending date:


List any previous Curriculum or Optional Practical Training undertaken
and the number of hours per week:





The applicant is:
1) taking a full course of study at this school  ______
2) taking less than a full course of study because
   

3) has completed the course of study on _________________


The applicant has scheduled a thesis or dissertations defense for:
Date:

Title:

Committee Members:





I declare that all the information given on this form is accurate.

____________________________
Signature of applicant

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To be completed by the applicants advisor:

Name of Advisor:______________________________


Please check one of the below. The student :
1) will be on optional practical training during the annual summer vacation
   during ________________ and intends to register for the following Fall
   Semester



2) will be on practical training while school is in session (work must not
   exceed 20 hours per week)


3) has completed all course requirements excluding the thesis or dissertation
   and will work 40 hours per week


4) has completed, or is expected to complete the course of study on __/__/__





           Signature of advisor:


           _______________________________


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To be completed by Chair of Computer Science Practical Training Committee.

The Practical Training Committee has voted to approve / deny the
above application. 


                  __________________________
                  Signature of Committee Chair


            Date  _________________________