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Staff at the Stuart Career Management Center can assist students in finding and applying for internships.

About Internships

  • An internship is a one-semester employment commitment with one employer
  • Internships can be for-credit or non-credit. For-credit internships can either be part time (20 hours or less) or full time (more than 20 hours) as long as students register for them before the add-drop deadline. Non-credit internships can only be part-time (20 hours or less)
  • Please note: you have to be enrolled in full-time academic coursework by the add/drop date to maintain your F-1 status. You are required to register for at least one in-person course each semester if you would like to participate in for-credit internships and ensure that you meet the full time enrollment requirements

Internship Information for International Students

  • If you are on a F-1 visa, you are eligible to work under Curricular Practical Training (CPT) after you have completed two full terms of study.
  • If you are a transfer student or have completed another degree from a United States institution other than Illinois Tech, you must complete at least nine credit hours at Illinois Tech before participating in CPT.
  • Students are required to complete the CPT online training on Blackboard (under Organization) before applying for CPT.
  • Visit the Office of Global Services website for additional information.

Internship Deadlines

Download a timeline of important dates and deadlines for applying for internships:

Internship Forms

CPT Application Process Update

Attention students: The Curricular Practical Training (CPT) application has officially moved to Symplicity! To begin your application:

  • Log in to the Illinois Tech Portal
  • Search for Symplicity
  • Use our video tutorial to learn how to begin the CPT process in Symplicity (coming soon!)

If you experience any technical issues or have questions, contact the Stuart Career Management Center at stuartcareers@illinoistech.edu.

Evaluation Forms

All students who participate in an internship are required to submit these two forms at the end of each internship term:

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