General Application Process
If you meet all eligibility requirements, you may create and submit a CPT Request in OISS Connect. The link to start your request is in the section below for your school or program.
Before you begin: Under current SEVP (Student and Exchnage Visitor Program) policy, CPT can be authorized only when the practical training is required of all students in your degree program. Please review the eligibility requirements carefully before gathering documents or signatures. Requests that do not meet this requirement cannot be approved.
- Proof of employment
Attach documentation of your employment, such as an offer letter or contract on company letterhead. It must include:- Employer name
- Exact start and end dates of employment (letters that list only a start date and duration - e.g. “beginning July 1 for six weeks” - are not acceptable)
- Number of hours per week
- Worksite address
- Brief description of the position
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Signature of the person preparing the letter
- Cooperative Agreement
You must submit a completed Cooperative Agreement with your CPT request. This form documents how the employment is connected to your academic program. You, your employer, and your school representative must all complete and sign it before OISS can process your request. To complete the form:- Download the Cooperative Agreement form
- Complete Sections 1–2 yourself and work with your employer to complete Sections 3–5
- Sign Section 7 (Student Certification) yourself
- Have your employer representative sign their certification section
- Get your School Representative's signature. This must be the same person listed as your program's “Recommender” listed below. Check for your specific school/program to identify the correct person (e.g., DGS, DUS, academic dean, registrar, or advisor). Do not substitute a different signer.
- Submit the fully signed Cooperative Agreement with your CPT request through OISS Connect
- Timing
Submit your CPT request before your employment begins. You may not start working until your CPT has been approved. - Your updated I-20
Once approved, you will receive a new Form I-20 listing your employer and authorized dates on page 2. Give your employer this I-20, along with your passport and I-94 record, as proof of employment authorization. - Social Security Number
If you don’t already have one, apply for a Social Security Number.
Instructions by School
Only Master's students in Biostatistics, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, and Statistics & Data Science are eligible for summer-time CPT.
Master’s students in Biostatistics and Health Informatics should send their request for electronic recommendation to their Faculty Advisor.
Master's students in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics should send their request for electronic recommendation to Robin Einbinder at robin.einbinder@yale.edu.
Master’s students in Statistics and Data Science should send their request for electronic recommendation to Jay Emerson at john.emerson@yale.edu
You may create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect.
PhD students please contact your assigned OISS advisers to discuss CPT eligibility.
- related to your major,
- at least 20 hours per week, and
- at least 4 weeks in duration.
- related to your major,
- at least 20 hours per week, and
- at least 2 weeks in duration.
Application Process
There are three steps to apply for CPT based on enrollment in PRAC 4710/4720 :
- Complete a Project Proposal, to be approved by your DUS and Derek Webster (Senior Associate Director for Creative Careers & PRAC 4710 Instructor of Record). Submit your proposal for PRAC 4710/4720 here. This dynamic form will be automatically forwarded to your DUS and to Derek Webster for approval, so you do not need to contact them unless there is an issue.
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Important Note:Derek Webster is the course instructor for PRAC 4710 only, so do NOT direct questions about the project proposal form or CPT to him; direct them to your designated OISS adviser.
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- Download an approved version of your project proposal:
- Log into Dynamic Forms with your netID and password.
- Navigate to Forms History to find the list of all Form Submissions. Click the PDF icon or HTML for the Form Submission you wish to view/download/save/print.
- Your form will appear as “pending”.
- Final step: Submit the Yale College Student CPT Request Form. You should have your approved PRAC 4710/4720 proposal, completed Cooperative Agreement Form (see above), and official offer letter ready to upload to this request. Note that your offer letter must be on company letterhead and show the name of your employer, the physical address of your worksite (street name, city, state, zip code), your exact start and end dates, and the signature of the preparer.
Important Note:Please only click this link once. If you are returning to work on your request, log in to OISS Connect to continue working on your pending request.
Only students pursuing a MDiv or MAR are eligible for CPT for the following courses:
- The summer intensive internship with Practicum, REL 3989 per the YDS Internship Program requirement
- The part-time academic year internship Practicum, REL 3986/7 per the YDS Internship Program requirement
- OR Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) so long as the opportunity has been approved by Jennifer Davis.
After securing your internship, but before you begin work, create and submit an online CPT Request by opening Chrome (recommended) or Firefox and using this link to log in to OISS Connect. Important Note: Please only click this link once. If you are returning to work on your request, log in to https://connect.oiss.yale.edu to edit your pending request on your profile page.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender is Jennifer Davis or Alison Cunningham.
Only 1L and 2L JD students are eligible for summer-time CPT through enrollment in Legal Practicum (20008). There is no term-time CPT option in Law School. LLM and JSD students are not eligible for CPT.
JD students may create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect.
When you create your CPT request in OISS Connect, you will notice that there is a recommender section. Please send your request for electronic recommendation to YLS Registrar by manually entering first name “Law”, last name “Registrar”, and registrar.law@yale.edu as the recommender’s email.
After being enrolled for a full academic year at the Master's level at the Yale School of Architecture, you may be eligible for CPT. After securing your internship, but before you begin work, create and submit an online CPT Request by opening Chrome (recommended) or Firefox and using this link to log in to OISS Connect. Important Note: Please only click this link once. If you are returning to work on your request, log in to https://connect.oiss.yale.edu to edit your pending request on your profile page.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender is Associate Dean Surry (Michael) Schlabs.
Secure your summer experience (internship) by working with YSE CDO. For assistance from the CDO, please schedule an appointment with Maya through the YSE Next system, but if you need to reach out directly, you may email her at maya.sanyal@yale.edu.
After securing your internship, but before you begin work, you should create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect. Important Note: Please only click this link once. If you are returning to work on your request, log in to https://connect.oiss.yale.edu to edit your pending request on your profile page.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender is an email address that must be added manually: opt-cpt.yse@yale.edu
Master's students in Global Affairs are eligible for summer CPT between their first and second years and should send their request for electronic recommendation to David Simon at david.simon@yale.edu.
Second-year MPP students may be eligible for part-time, term-time CPT with concurrent enrollment in GLBL 7003. Submit requests at least two weeks before your intended work start date. You may send the request for an electronic recommendation to David Simon.
You may create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect.
Before you begin any work engagement, you must submit the Music Student CPT Request Form and receive a new I-20 with CPT authorization noting the specific employer and dates on page 2. Only this new I-20 will authorize you to engage in off-campus work.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender is Emily Cousins emily.cousins@yale.edu.
Only MBA and Asset Management students are eligible for CPT. Silver Scholar MBA students use CPT during their Gap Year 1 away from the classroom. Asset Management students may work during Spring term, but are limited to less than 20 hours per week* and must have CPT authorization.
When eligible you may create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect.
*F-1 and J-1 students may work up to 20 hours a week while school is in session per federal immigration regulations, but per Yale policy, students may not work more than 19 hours (combined for all jobs) in any week during the academic terms. Exceptions are Ph.D. students, who may not work more than 10 hours (combined for all hourly jobs) in any week during academic terms unless they have the required permission of the director of graduate studies, in consultation with the appropriate associate dean.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender for MBA students is an email address which must be added manually: somregistrar@yale.edu Asset Management students must follow instructions of the Asset Management program team for the appropriate recommender.
First, secure your summer internship. After securing your internship, but before you begin work, you should create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect. Important Note: Please only click this link once. If you are returning to work on your request, log in to https://connect.oiss.yale.edu to edit your pending request on your profile page.
OISS Connect will ask you to enter a Recommender. The Recommender is Frank Grosso.
Your OISS adviser will give you the appropriate academic recommender to use (contact your adviser if you do not know who the academic recommender should be), and then you may create and submit an online CPT Request by opening a Chrome (recommended) or Firefox browser and using this link to log in to OISS Connect.
