Policies for:<\/b><\/p>\n
a) CPT Internship Job Search while living On-Campus
b) Staying in F-1 Visa Status
c) Professional Standards during CPT Job Search, Accepting a CPT job, during CPT Employment<\/b>
d) Specialization Program: Extending program length
e) Extended Leave of Absence
f) Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment<\/b><\/p>\n
a) Policies for Living On-Campus During Full time CPT Search.<\/b> Once a student has completed the 8 months of on-campus studies and completed the 3-week Career Strategies job search workshop, the student will then be engaged in full-time internship search. He\/she will be subject to the following policies:
\u00a0 i) Students may remain on campus for a maximum of 10 months (including all on campus studies plus CPT search activities.) The\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 student must submit a daily job search report (Monday- Friday) of their CPT-seeking activities at\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/infosys.cs.mum.edu\/infosys\/, they must continue with a passing grade in their Development in Consciousness course by\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 attending at least four group meditations each week (usually held each morning in Dalby Hall), and they must be responsive to\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 working with Compro Career Center coaching team during the job search.
\u00a0 ii) After 8 months, room and board costs to live on campus are $840.00 per month. These are charged to the student\u2019s MUM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Student Account.
\u00a0 iii) Continuing to live on campus beyond 8 months requires that the student must contact computercareers@mum.edu and request\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0an extension to live on campus. This request must be repeated after 9 months of living on campus
\u00a0 iv) Being extended beyond 9 months of living on campus requires that a staff member of the Compro Career Center approve the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0extension.
\u00a0 v) It also may be possible to work at MUM 18 hours\/week evenings and weekends to pay the cost of room and board. Students\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 working 18 hours\/week must continue to do full-time daytime job search activities. While working part-time at MUM, students\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 must continue to meet Development of Consciousness standards by continuing to attend group practice of the TM program.
\u00a0 vi) We recommend that after about 9 months of time on campus (and one month of job search), that you leave campus and live\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0elsewhere on your own means (perhaps with a friend or family member) while internship searching. All internship job search\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0related expenses are the student\u2019s responsibility, so be careful about finances during your internship search. Try not to go into\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0debt while internship searching. When you start working, your MUM debt is your first priority. Students are not allowed to include\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0personal debts as part of their loan or intern agreement calculations.
\u00a0 vii) If a student lives in the town of Fairfield, they do not have the option of working 18 hours per week for any credit. Students that\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 look for work while living off-campus will not receive a stipend or any other remuneration while off campus. This includes living\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in the town of Fairfield.
\u00a0 viii) Note that in all cases, you must still file daily job search reports (Monday \u2013 Friday) and must continue to have your resume\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0posted publicly including at the MUM site www.csmasters.org.<\/p>\n
b) Policies for CPT Seeking Students regarding staying in status with their F-1 visa: <\/b>The main USCIS policy is that students have satisfactory progress towards their degree.
\u00a0 \u00a0 i) Once a student is looking for work, he\/she must have 6 units per semester (12 per year since we are on the Block system), to still\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 be considered full time students. The Fall semester goes from graduation in June until graduation in December. The Spring\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 semester goes from the last week of December through the 3rd week of June.
\u00a0 \u00a0ii) There is another USCIS regulation that states that no more than 3 units of Distance Education courses can be counted towards\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the required 6 credits per semester. Therefore, students must also have either 3 units of CPT credit, or 3 units of on-campus\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 credit. This means that if a student is not working for at least 3 months during any semester, they must return to campus to take\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0a 3-unit seminar.
\u00a0 \u00a0iii) If a student has completed all the required academic course work (excluding practicum), then they have one year from the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ending date of the last course to be still in status with their visa. They must be diligently filing their daily job search reports in\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0order to keep in good standing with the program.
\u00a0 \u00a0 iv) If a student has courses left to take, but they are not offered at that time, then they can wait until the next DE start date to take\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the required courses.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0v) If a student has courses left to take and they are offered, then they must take that course.
\u00a0 \u00a0 vi) If a student has a lot of courses to take (e.g. 2 or more), then there are no excuses to be not enrolled in DE, unless (and until)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0they have a full time CPT position.
\u00a0 vii) If a student works full-time for MUM for CPT credit, his\/her salary will be determined at the time of hiring. The student must\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 apply for this position through the University Personnel Office and must be accepted before returning to campus. The student\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 must be regularly practicing the Transcendental Meditation program twice a day in order to be accepted to work on MUM staff.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 There is a two-month trial period for all staff members.
\u00a0 viii) Any students who have been CPT searching for 8 months or longer will be reviewed to see if they are making satisfactory\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 progress towards getting an internship. If they are judged to be making significant progress, they may be granted a two-month\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 extension. This review will also happen at the 10- and 12-month point. We want to see what each student has been doing in\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 order to improve his or her chances of getting an internship in the US. For example, if someone has not found an internship in 6\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 months, what has the student done to enhance his professional skills? Has the student completed any certificates (such as\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Microsoft or other professional certifications)? What are the grades in the student\u2019s DE courses? Is the student engaged in self-\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 directed learning such as doing a project, etc. We will be looking for concrete evidence of completion of one of these types of\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 activities at the end of 8 months. If it is felt that the student is making satisfactory progress, the student may be allowed to\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 search for 2-4 more months. This means that the student would be allowed to do internship search for a maximum of 12 months.<\/p>\n
c) Curricular Practical Training (CPT)<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0i)\u00a0 Getting a CPT position
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steps to Take:<\/b> When you receive a written CPT offer that you accept, email it to the Career Center: computercareers@mum.edu.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Career Center office will send a credit application to the bank for the loan to cover your program charges. You will sign the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0bank loan papers and return them to the bank. Once the bank loan is processed, the Career Center will be able to issue you the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0appropriate work authorization.
\u00a0 ii) Professional behavior<\/b> while in job search, interviewing, and accepting offers: Students who do not honor their verbal or written\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 promises to employers may be subject to a fine of up to $1,000 as determined by the Compro Career Center. If you are not sure\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 about what constitutes the right action for a particular situation, please contact the Career Center to discuss your situation and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 also to advice: computercareers@mum.edu A few examples of unprofessional behavior include: accepting a job offer (whether v\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 erbally or in writing) and then canceling your acceptance; falsifying your resume; agreeing to work for a specific hourly rate or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 salary, and then changing the amount during or after the interview process; and, not being willing to politely discuss with your\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 supervisor any issues you are having at work.
\u00a0 iii) Changes in Employment:<\/b> Students are required to notify the University and get approval before starting to interview or voluntarily\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0terminating from a CPT position. All students in the Coop program are working as a part of their academic program and visa, and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0thus all CPT position placements must be pre-approved by the University. Without this a student is in an illegal visa status and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0will be dismissed from the program and their visa canceled. If you feel that you need to leave your current employer, for whatever\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0reason, you must contact the Career Center before starting to interview for a new internship.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 Any violations of this policy not only endanger your student and visa status, but also damage the University\u2018s relationship with\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 employers. Thus, for any not pre-approved change of internship status (interviewing, quitting one internship, or accepting\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 another offer), the student will be put on immediate disciplinary review, and their case reviewed by the Placement Office. If the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 change is then approved, they will be assessed a $500 fine for violating the policies and remain on a probationary status.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 If a student changes employer, the bank loan obligations will remain the same, including the direct deposit requirement with the\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bank issuing the loan.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 If the change is not approved, the student will be assessed a $1,000 fee, and may be dismissed from the program, and thus all\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 program costs then become immediately due.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Factors for changing internships<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Here are some things that are considered to authorize an internship change, and which you should consider in making a request\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0for an internship change:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 You must leave in good standing. Your current employer should be comfortable with your leaving and will give you a good\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0reference.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 Your current employer is being given proper advance notice (at least 2 weeks, or as agreed with the employer) so that a\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0replacement may be trained. We may work with employers to provide another student from our program as your replacement.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 You are receiving a sub-standard salary for your position and responsibility. Note that this does not mean just that you were\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 able to find a higher paying internship.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 You are being overworked with a lot of overtime hours that you do not want.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 You are being mistreated in anyway, psychological, physical, or financially. (They don\u2019t pay you on time, or at all.)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 Many of your duties are non-IT related.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 Your current work is below your experience level and capabilities and the new position is a good opportunity for professional\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0development and growth.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 You find your employer is not honorable in some way. (e.g. They ask you to falsify time sheets or other information.) You need\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0some concrete evidence of this to make this claim.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0Other changes in Employment status: Notice of all other changes in employment must be made within 2 days of the change\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (termination, suspension, layoff, relocation, long-term travel assignments, extended illness, personal emergencies, change in visa\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0status, etc.).<\/p>\n
d) Extending Form I-20 Program End Date with Specialization program<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0(i) Students in the final four months of their initial enrollment as shown on page one of Form I-20, may contact Distance Education\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Department at csde@mum.edu to inquire about extending their program end date by up to 18 months by taking a specialization\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0program.
\u00a0 (ii) This involves taking four more Distance Education courses (at the tuition cost for each course), and CPT employment is also\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 required during this program.
\u00a0 (iii) Students extending on the Specialization Program must have completed all of the academic graduation requirements.<\/p>\n
e) Returning to Your Home Country for an Extended Period of Time (LOA)<\/b> Students that need to leave the country or take a break in their academic program (including taking a break in the internship job search or during CPT employment) may do so by requesting a Leave of Absence (LOA). However, since this is a break in the original program schedule and commitments, the University reserves the right to review the status of the student (academic and Development of Consciousness grades) and determine if the student is still performing at an adequate level to remain at the same financial aid level as he\/she is currently receiving. If the financial aid changes to less aid, then the student will be required to pay the difference on returning to campus. If a student is gone more than two months, then their health insurance coverage is likely to be terminated. If so, it will be re-implemented at the next possible enrollment date after the student contacts comprohealth@mum.edu to confirm having returned to the U.S. Students who are paying on a loan should make arrangements to continue paying the loan while they are gone. Please contact the Compro Career Center computercareers@mum.edu to confirm this arrangement has been made. If a student is on LOA for more than 4 months, then all program costs may become due at that time, before the student can continue with the program. The student may also be re-evaluated for acceptance into the program.<\/p>\n
f) Optional Practical Training (OPT):<\/b> please contact csinternationals@mum.edu for a full list of the current requirements (financial and academic) and the precise timing required for applying to OPT. The requirements will vary from student to student depending on current status of making progress toward graduation and the amount still due on financial aid loan and payment program.
\u00a0 \u00a0i) OPT: if a student completes all academic requirements (including practicum), then they may apply for and receive OPT. This may\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 happen even if they have not officially graduated from the program due to finances or the timing of the MUM graduation date. If a\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 student has already been authorized for and undertaken MORE THAN one year of full time CPT, then he\/she would be ineligible\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 for any OPT upon completion of the academic requirements.
\u00a0 \u00a0ii) OPT: Once a student has received OPT, then they have 90 days to look for work or to be working. After the 90 days of not working\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0during the first year of OPT, then they cannot continue on OPT. All students are responsible for payment of their education as\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0specified in Section 8 entitled \u201cFinancial Issues\u201d.
\u00a0 \u00a0iii) As of the date of this publication (March, 2019), OPT allows for one year of initial work authorization followed by a two-year\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 STEM OPT extension for a total of three years of OPT employment that must be directly related to the MSCS degree.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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