The purpose of a Work-Study or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program is to integrate real-life employment training with a student's education.

Immigration Service regulations allow international master study students who are enrolled in an "internship" (also known as a Work-study, CPT, Cooperative Education, Curricular Practical Training, or Co-op program) to work in internship positions for as many months as the duration of the program will allow. Through the work-study program, international students may work up to 40+ hours per week.
 

This CPT option is designed to give students practical work experience in curriculum-related employment with local US based corporations and businesses.  For those who select the work-study option, paid internship employment is mandatory, beginning in the first semester of the first academic year of the student's program.  Along with the mandatory internship employment, students will need to take a total of 15 to 18 courses, depending on the enrolled program.

USA work study programs have the curriculum set up so that the internships jobs are mandatory and therefore a student must begin his/her curricular training immediately upon registration and securing his/her social security number.

In USA Work-Study Programs students can begin working in their first semester of study.  This is very different than CPT programs at most universities where the applicant can not start the CPT employment until he/she has been in school for at least one academic year (nine months).  Also, most universities do not have a unique program designed specifically for the International applicant. In alliance with American schools, we have created a unique program that helps International candidates to be successful in the United States workforce.  The international candidate will learn about resume building, interviewing etiquette, and U.S. customs.  By the time the candidate graduates from the USA work-study program he/she will be a prime candidate for an H-1B or a high level job in his/her home country.

The practical training that students receive by working in a U.S. based company gives them skills and experience that cannot be obtained in a normal classroom-only education format, thus giving an advantage to achieve career goals upon graduation.

The wages that are paid to the students for their CPT employment are equal to the wages paid to U.S. employees.  Net earnings are retained by the students are used for their personal or educational needs.

Sample degrees available in US universities under the Work-Study option are as below:

1. Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Business, E-Commerce, Human Resources, Health Care        Management, Hospitality Management and Project Management
2. Master of Information Systems Management
          Master of Health Care Management
3. Master of Information Technology with concentrations in:  Software Engineering, Networking, Security, System Development, IT        Project Management, Telecomm.
          Master of Accounting
4. Master of Public Health (MPH) with concentrations in Healthcare Management,  Bioethics & Public Health Law, Global Health        Diplomacy and Global Public Health
5. Juris Doctorate (law) degree
          Master of Law degree
6. Master in Management Information Technology
          Masters in Computer Science
7. Master in Technology Leadership (project management)
8. Master in Emerging Technologies
9. Master in Game Production and Management
10. Master in Information Assurance

For more information on the USA work-study program, send an email to admissions@skylark-infobase.com

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