grad-undergrad last semester - university of utah
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Updated4/23/18CWS
Master’s(Non-Thesis)andUndergraduateLastSemesterNotification
Whatisalastsemester?Alastsemesteriswhenastudenthasonlyonesemesterleftpriortothecompletionoftheirprogramofstudy.DuringanauthorizedlastsemesterfromInternationalStudent&ScholarServices,astudentmayqualifytodropbelowfulltimeandmustrequestauthorizationtoregisterforparttimecreditstocompletetheirstudies.Ifastudent’slastsemesterissummersemester,theymaynotbeenrolledat0credits.Alastsemesterduringthesummerwillbeconsideredastudent’slastsemesterandnotavacationsemester.AllstudentsarerequiredtoreporttheirlastsemestertoISSS.
UndergraduateandNon-ThesisStudents:• YouMUSTsubmitalastsemestere-formtoISSSthroughiStart
o Iftakinglessthanfulltimecreditsinthelastsemester,youMUSTindicatehowmanycreditsyouaretakingonthee-formandrequestanauthorizedreducedcourseloadinthelastsemester.Lessthanfullcredithoursis1-11creditsforundergraduates,1-8creditsforgraduates.
• YouMUSTberegisteredforatleastoneclassthatrequiresyouron-campusphysicalattendance.ACPTinternshipclassdoesnotcounttowardsyourphysicalattendancetoaclass.Youcannothaveonlyonlineclassesduringyourlastsemester.
• Asanon-thesisstudent,youareeligibletoapplyforpart-timeorfull-timeCPTduringthelastsemesteraslongasyouarealsoenrolledinthecourse(s)requiredtograduate.YoumustendyouremploymentonorbeforethelastdayshownonyourlastsemesterI-20.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeCPTpolicyguide.
HowdoIapplyforalastsemester?Torequestalastsemester,pleasecompletea“LastSemesterNotification”E-FormusingtheiStartlink
foundatwww.isss.utah.edu.AnewI-20willbeissuedauthorizingyourlastsemester.Yourprogramenddatewillbethelastdayofthesemester.CanIdoCPTduringmylastsemester?Yes,youmaybeauthorizedforfull-timeorpart-timeCPTinyourlastsemester.TheCPTcreditmustbetakenalongwiththerequiredcoursesthestudentneedstograduate.Ifthestudentdoesnothaveanycoursesneededtocompletetheprogram,theymaynotapplyforCPT,butmustendtheirprogram.PleasecontactISSSforfurtherquestions.StudentsmaynotparticipateinCPToutsidethestateofUtahintheirlastsemester.CanIstartworkingonOPTduringlastsemester?No,youcannotstartworkingonyourOPTbeforetheprogramenddateonyourI-20.However,youcanstartyourOPTapplication.PleaserefertothePost-CompletionOPTPolicyGuide.CanIworkon-campusduringlastsemester?Yes,ifyouareofferedapositiononcampus,youareonlyallowedtoworkparttime(20hoursorlessperweek).Onceyourprogramenddatehaspassed,alloncampusemploymentforCPTmustcease.
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WhatifIreportedmylastsemesterbutcannotgraduate?IfyourlastsemesterhasbeenapprovedbyISSSandyoufindoutyouarenotabletograduatethatsemester,itispossiblethatyoumayormaynotbeeligibleforasecondlastsemesteraslongasyouhaveremainingcreditrequiredtograduate.Ifyoudonothaveremainingcredittograduate,youmustapplyforOPT,returnhome,orhavesomeotherlegalmeanstoremainintheU.S.Ifyourealizethatyouwillnotbegraduatingasexpected,pleasemakeanappointmenttoseeanISSSadvisorimmediately.CanItravelduringmylastsemester?Yes,youareallowedtotravelbutyoushouldhaveyourI-20,validpassportandvalidvisa(ifexpired,youwillneedtorenewbeforereturningtoU.S.)forre-entry.Re-entrytotheU.S.duringyour60daygraceperiodisnotallowedunlessyouhaveapendingorapprovedOPTapplication.PleasecontactISSSifyouhaveanyquestionsbeforeyoutravel.IfyouareoutsideoftheU.S.afteryourprogramenddateandhavenotappliedforOPT,youarenolongereligibletoapplyforOPT.FormoreinformationonOPT,pleaserefertoourPost-CompletionOPTPolicyGuide.