US International Students Lose Internships Because of Outdated Work Policies

As you might already know, at the time of writing this letter (May 29, 2019), only one Princeton student has received their pre-completion OPT work authorization, as confirmed by a member of the Davis International Center staff as of May 21, 2019; as a result, all international students who have internships that started during the week of May 27 are facing delays that might lead to job offer cancellations. Currently, Princeton only offers CPT for graduate students because the University undergraduate curriculum, as set by the Office of the Dean of the College, does not require an internship for the degree program and disallows undergraduate internship courses that can be taken for credit. However, many universities are able to retain their liberal arts undergraduate focus and offer CPT, which suggests that there are ways to offer CPT such that students receive limited optional credit and due respect is given to the current structure and goals of the undergraduate curriculum.

Source: www.dailyprincetonian.com