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CPT applications are currently paused following SEVP guidance issued in August 2026. Read the August 2026 SEVP guidance on CPT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n CPT is practical training directly related to a student\u2019s major that is an integral, required part of an established curriculum. The training must be required for all students in that curriculum, and the sponsoring employer must have a cooperative agreement with Queens College. If practical training is required for every student in your degree program, ask your academic department to confirm that requirement before contacting ISSO about CPT. If practical training is required for all students in your program, contact ISSO at iss@qc.cuny.edu<\/a> to discuss CPT eligibility.<\/p>\n No. An optional internship does not qualify simply because it earns academic credit or an advisor recommends it.<\/p>\n Do not begin off-campus practical training without appropriate work authorization.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curricular Practical Training (CPT) CPT applications are currently paused following SEVP guidance issued in August 2026. Read the August 2026 SEVP guidance on CPT. What qualifies for CPT? CPT is practical training directly related to a student\u2019s major that is an integral, required part of an established curriculum. The training must be required for all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"wf_page_folders":[131],"class_list":["post-6639","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/iss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=6639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What qualifies for CPT?<\/h3>\n
Does an optional internship or one-credit course qualify for CPT?<\/h3>\n
Can I begin an internship while CPT applications are paused?<\/h3>\n