Spring & Fall Internship/CPT Process for International Students

CS Department Policy for International MS/PhD Students Applying for CPT (Curricular Practical Training) in Fall & Spring

For traditional MS/PhD students only. Click here for summer information.

(PMP student CPT info: click here.)

Requirements to request an CPT for Fall and Spring semesters:

• Student will not a TA in the CS Department and will remove themselves from the applicant pool
• Student will not need PhD milestones or I-20 extension because of the CPT
• Student’s advisor provides an email stating their support of the CPT and that they will meeting academic progress
• Student obtains an appropriate employment letter from the company. 
• Additional approval from GAC Chair may be required

Steps to Complete a CPT Request

• 1. Request departmental approval. Email gac@g-groups.wisc.edu and copy your faculty advisor. Include:
  • Details of the internship
  • An explanation of how the internship is relevant to your PhD research
  • A plan for meeting your program milestone deadlines
  • The total number of hours you expect to work for the CPT employer during the semester
  • Confirmation that you will not hold a CS TA appointment during the internship

Your faculty advisor must reply to the email confirming their support for the internship.

• 2. Submit both required forms Complete steps 2a and 2b at the same time.

1. • Complete the CS CPT Form.

• • Submit a Terra Dotta verification request.
    • Assign only Mollie Stolbov (stolbov@wisc.edu) as the verifier. Do not assign anyone else as a verifier.
• 3. Wait for authorization and enrollment permission

1. • You will receive an email with an update and any additional instructions.
   • After Mollie authorizes the CPT request, CS Enrollment staff will email you permission to enroll in the appropriate course.

Enrollment Requirements

• Pre-dissertators completing 360 or more internship hours during the term: Register for 2 credits of CS 702.
• Pre-dissertators completing 150–359 internship hours during the term: Register for 1 credit of CS 702.
• Pre-dissertators expecting to complete fewer than 150 internship hours during the term: Contact GAC before submitting the CPT request to discuss enrollment and academic-work requirements.
• Dissertators: Register for 3 credits of CS 990.

 

Approval timeframe	If student does not intend to seek  CS TA	If student seeks to remain under consideration for CS TA but has not been given a CS TA offer yet	If student has already been offered (or has accepted) a CS TA position
If the Internship/CPT is approved by July 15 for Fall and November 13 for Spring	Student should state in their request that they are not seeking a CS TAship and indicate if alternative funding sources (e.g. RA) will be used during the internship period.	Student may remain under consideration for CS TA opportunities, but they need to state in their CPT request that, upon the department’s approval, they waive their eligibility for CS TA positions and will be taken out of further consideration.	Student will be allowed to withdraw from their CS TA offer (or accepted position) if the department approves the CPT within this timeframe.
If the Internship/CPT is approved  between  July 16-July 31 for Fall and November 14-November 30 for Spring		Student must remove themselves from consideration for a  CS TA position or withdraw the CPT application.	If a CS TA offer has already been accepted before the department’s approval for a CPT, the GAC chair’s approval will be contingent upon the department’s ability to release the student from their CS TA obligation.
If the Internship/CPT is approved after August 1 for Fall and December 1 for Spring		Not applicable; CS TA decisions finalized by this date.	If  CS TA obligation is accepted, CPT will not be approved. This includes new internships and extensions from summer internships.