Next Steps
The following steps must be taken to participate in the optional internship program:
Internship Offer Letter
A student must obtain an internship offer from a company, an institution, an organization, or a governmental agency before enrolling in the Internship course. It is essential that the student's work be related to and complementary to his or her formal education. An internship offer letter should include several important details about the position, including:
Timelines
- You must start early in planning for a Graduate Internship and CPT
- The deadline to submit your application for CPT and Internship is the First Day of the Start of the Classes
- The approval process for the Internship application and CPT application may take more than a week
College of the Arts
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General Requirements
- You must be in Good Academic Standing, with a GPA above 3.0 for graduate students
- You must complete at least 18 hours of graduate coursework
- You should not accept any offers for CPT unless you have approval from the Internship instructor an CPT coordinator in the department
Office of Global Education Forms and Guidelines
- Reduced Course Load Guide (If qualified, must be filled no later than the first week of the semester)
- Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Guide (Must get an advisor and graduate coordinator's approval)
- Optional Practical Training (OPT) Guide (Must get an advisor and graduate coordinato
Department of Computer Sciences Forms, Guidelines and Applications
- Application For Graduate Assistantship (Need Flash Password)
- Travel Support
- Internship Application
- Master’s Seminar Presentation Form [doc]
- MA Project Topic Approval Form [
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