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On Campus

Anywhere on campus, that is not a Federal Work Study. The vast majority of work opportunities on the UE's campus are federal work study. The funds for these positions are provided by the Unites States Government and are therefore only available to United States citizens.

The job must be considered on-campus and limited to up to 20 hours per week the semester. Students can work full-time during official school breaks. Unlike off-campus work, it does not have to be related to the course of study and does not require DSO or DHS approval.

Off Campus

CPT (Curricular Practical Training) can be authorized during the academic year or the official breaks but must be specified as either part-time or full-time.

• NOTE: There is no limit to part-time CPT. However, if you are authorized for a total of 12 months or more of full-time CPT, you will not be eligible for Optional Practical Training.
• Part-time CPT is for employment that only requires 20 hours (or fewer) of work per week. You are required to register for a full-time credit load if you engage in part-time CPT during the Fall or Spring semester, but part-time CPT does not affect your eligibility for Optional Practical Training.
• Full-time CPT is for employment that will require more than 20 hours of work per week and is usually associated with Cooperative Education. You are not required or allowed to enroll in other courses if you are engaged in full-time CPT during the Fall or Spring semester, but you must be registered for Coop 090-093, coordinated through the Center for Career Development.

Through obtaining CPT which gets approved through schooling guidelines. For after graduation, OPT can be attained. For more guidance on this process, please reach out to ISS at internationalstudent@evansville.edu.

Students struggling in a class are encouraged to utilize peer tutoring, visit the Writing Center, or check in with their academic advisor.

During International Arrival and Welcome (IAW), there will be information sessions and workshops designed specifically to assist with classroom adjustment.

Faculty should be mindful of cultural norms such as directness of feedback, formality, use of humor, personal space, and individual vs group work. Be aware of the language barrier and make sure that certain gestures you are using are not offensive in other countries.

American classrooms may tend to have more open discussions, you may have to come prepared and with knowledge on the topic you are covering in class for that day, professors enjoy people asking questions.

Visa Status, Work authorization limitations, the requirement to verify employment through I-9 forms, OPT/CPT rules, on-campus vs off-campus employment, and possibly have to ensure work is related to the field of study.

Proactively outreach with information tailored towards an international student, host culture events/workshops, integrate culture intelligence/sensitivity, social media engagement, seek feedback from international students, and work with student organizations.

Through Optional Practice Training (OPT) or by applying for a work VISA.

For Optional Practical Training, F‐1 students receive from USCIS an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), a small photo identity card that indicates the dates for which they are permitted to work. For Curricular Practical Training, F‐1 students receive authorization from the school (NOT from CIS) on the back of the student’s I‐20. J‐1 students receive work authorization in the form of a letter issued by the RO or ARO at their institution.

Authorization for off-campus OPT employment for an F-1 student is typically valid for one year. Students who have achieved a degree in a STEM field might also be eligible for a 24-month extension.

Start the process of sponsoring them for a work visa. (most likely H-1B VISA).

The F-1 Academic Student category allows visitors to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in a language training program. You must be enrolled in a program or course of study that culminates in a degree, diploma, or certificate and your school must be authorized by the U.S. government to accept international students.

As an applicant for an F-1 visa, you must establish to the satisfaction of the consular officer that you have a residence abroad, that you have no intention of immigrating to the United States, and that you intend to depart the U.S. after completing your academic program and training.

The F-1 visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa category and participants are expected to return to their home country upon completion of their program.

The J-1 Exchange Visitor category was developed to implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hayes Act) of 1961.

Describing the purpose of the Exchange Visitor Program, Department of State regulations 22 CFR 62.1(b) state that, “The purpose is to provide foreign nationals with opportunities to participate in educational and cultural programs in the United States and return home to share their experiences, and to encourage Americans to participate in educational and cultural programs in other countries.”

More than 300,000 participants from almost every country in the world come to the United States on J-1 visas each year. According to the Exchange Visitor Program, the primary goals are to allow participants the opportunity to engage broadly with Americans, share their culture, strengthen their English language abilities and learn new skills, or build skills that will help them in future careers.

An applicant for a J-1 visa must establish to the satisfaction of the consular officer that, at the time of the visa application, they have a residence abroad with no intention of abandoning, and that they intend to depart the U.S. after completing the program. This is a temporary non-immigrant visa category, and all exchange visitors are expected to return to their home country upon completion of their program to share their exchange experiences.

If the internship involves no form of compensation and is truly voluntary the student may volunteer without having to do any paperwork with USCIS.

Part-time CPT is for employment that only requires 20 hours (or fewer) of work per week. You are required to register for a full-time credit load if you engage in part-time CPT during the Fall or Spring semester, but part-time CPT does not affect your eligibility for Optional Practical Training.

Full-time CPT is for employment that will require more than 20 hours of work per week and is usually associated with Cooperative Education. You are not required or allowed to enroll in other courses if you are engaged in full-time CPT during the Fall or Spring semester, but you must be registered for Coop 090-093, coordinated through the Center for Career Development.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment that is 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.

Pre-completion OPT | Before Graduation

• You may apply to participate in pre-completion OPT after you have been lawfully enrolled on a full-time basis for one full academic year. You do not need to have had F-1 status for this year; you can satisfy the “one full academic year” requirement even if you had another nonimmigrant status during that time.
• If you are authorized to participate in pre-completion OPT, you may work part time (20 hours or less per week) while school is in session. You may work full time when school is not in session.

Post-completion OPT | After Graduation

• You may apply to participate in post-completion OPT after completing your studies. If you are authorized for post-completion OPT, you may work part time (20 hours or less per week) or full time.
• If you participated in pre-completion OPT, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will deduct that amount of time from your post-completion OPT authorization period. For example, if you participated in 10 months of pre-completion
• OPT, you would be eligible for only up to 2 months of post-completion OPT.