Extended Optional Practical Training

Programs with Extended Optional Practical Training Eligibility

Certain students who receive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees may apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT).

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Animal Science (M.S., MP.S., and Ph.D.)
Entomology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Food Science (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Pathobiology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Plant Pathology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Soil Science (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Accounting Analytics
Business Analytics
Corporate Finance
Real Estate Analysis and Development

Learning, Design, and Technology (M.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D.)

Energy and Mineral Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Geography (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Geosciences (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Acoustics (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)
Additive Manufacturing and Design (M.S.)
Aerospace Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)
Architectural Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., M.A.E., and Ph.D.)
Biomedical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Chemical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Civil Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)
Computer Science and Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)
Electrical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Engineering Design (M.S. and M.Eng.)
Engineering Leadership and Innovation Management (M.Eng.)
Engineering Mechanics (M.Eng.)
Engineering Science and Mechanics (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Engineering, Law, and Policy (M.Eng.)
Environmental Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)
Industrial Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Mechanical Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Nuclear Engineering (M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D.)

Biobehavioral Health (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Nutritional Sciences (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Bioinformatics and Genomics (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Ecology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Materials Science and Engineering (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Neuroscience (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Plant Biology (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations (M.S.)
Informatics (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Economics (M.A. and Ph.D.)

Applied Statistics (M.A.S.)
Astronomy and Astrophysics (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Biology (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Biotechnology (M.Biot.)
Chemistry (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Mathematics (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Physics (M.S., M.Ed., and Ph.D.)
Statistics (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Anatomy (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Bioinformatics and Genomics (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Biomedical Sciences (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Biostatistics (Ph.D.)
Clinical Research (M.S.)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.)
Neuroscience (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Civil Engineering (M.S.)
Computer Science (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (M.S.)
Engineering Management (M.E.M.)
Information Systems (M.S.)
Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)

Data Analytics (M.S. and M.P.S.)
Engineering Management (M.E.M.)
Information Science (M.S.)
Software Engineering (M.S.E.)
Systems Engineering (M.Eng.)

Quality and Manufacturing Management (M.M.M.)

Legal Statements