Summer Months
Students are encouraged to pursue full-time internship opportunities during the summer months (between the last day of exams in the Spring semester and the start of Fall semester classes.) If a student is hired into an internship, they are required to inform PhD Academic Program Staff of the start and end dates so that payroll can be temporarily paused and overpayments can be avoided. International students must apply for and be approved for full-time Curricular Practical Training (CPT) if their internship is located in the U.S.
Academic Semester
During an academic semester, students may do a part-time internship (working up to 19.99 hours per week; international students must apply for part-time CPT), but should seek the approval of their CS research advisor before doing so. Should a student, with the approval of their CS research advisor, pursue a full-time internship during an academic semester, they MUST apply for a change in student status from full-time residential to nonresident status. Final approval of this status change must come from the Dean. International students will need approval from the Office of International Services for full-time CPT. The WSE PhD Nonresident Status Application can be found here. Nonresident status students are responsible for nonresident tuition (10% of full tuition) and health insurance costs unless their advisor volunteers to cover them. During nonresident status, students don’t receive their PhD stipend unless they fall under the “study away” category.
Students must notify the Academic Program Manager a minimum of four weeks prior to their internship start date in order to adjust payroll and prevent overpayment. They must also notify the Academic Program Manager of their internship end date as soon as it is known to prompt adjustments to payroll and their PhD Appointment Letter.