Carnegie Mellon University

Summer 2020 Optional Practical Training (OPT) Sessions

If you are planning to apply for OPT this semester, it is mandatory that you attend one of the following virtual OPT sessions with the Office of International Education (OIE). 

OIE cannot schedule individual advising appointments to provide this information, so plan ahead to find a session that will fit your schedule.

Summer 2020 OPT sessions will be held on the following dates:

DATE 

START TIME

LOCATION

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 2:00pm Zoom Meeting, Register on Handshake
Monday, June 8, 2020 9:00am Zoom Meeting, Register on Handshake
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:30pm Zoom Meeting, Register on Handshake
Monday, August 3, 2020 10:00am Zoom Meeting, Register on Handshake


Students must register for a session in advance
.  To register, log in to your Handshake account and register for the event “OPT Session”. Zoom meeting links can be accessed in the respective OPT session event on Handshake.

Prior to attending the session, you must read through the OPT instructions

As always, you can find OPT information, the Academic Advisor form, and slides on the OIE website – along with other dates to register for an OPT session in Handshake

**J-1 students who are expecting to complete their program this semester should read the handout on Academic Training and submit the required materials to oie@andrew.cmu.edu  -- ONLY if CMU issued your DS-2019 immigration document.**