Spring 2025 OPT Information Sessions

Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) information sessions for CCA F1 student graduating in spring 2025 will be held in early February 2025. ISS will review OPT application process, next steps, and tips to help you start your career. ZOOM links will be sent to eligible May 2025 degree completion students at the start of the spring 2025 semester.

Dates and deadlines will be specifically for spring 2025 graduates, but all are welcome.

Contact ISS with any questions!

OPT SESSION 1: MON FEB 3 @ 3pm

OPT SESSION 2: TUES FEB 4 @ 11am 

OPT SESSION 3: FRI FEB 7 @ 11am

OPT SESSION 4: MON FEB 10 @ 11am

OPT SESSION 5: TUES FEB 11 @ 3pm

OPT SESSION 6: FRI FEB 14 @ 11am

View past International Alumni Q&A sessions in the Panopto link on the right hand side of this page. Recent CCA F-1 alums share their stories and tips on how to prepare for a job search in the US, best practices on networking, tools to find a job during OPT and beyond.

Sprintax, a tax preparation software specifically for international students, will host free workshops about how to prepare to file taxes for calendar year 2024. Please note these are hosted by Sprintax, not by CCA

Sprintax Nonresident Tax Webinars: In these tax webinars, international students, scholars and professionals will be run through everything they need to know about nonresident tax for the 2024 tax season. Topics will include who must file, tax residency, FICA, State returns, implications of misfiling as well as how to use Sprintax to prepare a compliant tax return.

• Thursday December 5th @ 2pm ET – Register here
• Wednesday January 22nd @ 3pm ET – Register here
• Thursday February 6th @ 1pm ET – Register here
• Tuesday February 18th @ 12pm ET – Register here
• Tuesday March 4th @ 4pm ET – Register here
• Wednesday March 19th @ 2pm ET– Register here
• Wednesday March 26th @ 1pm ET – Register here
• Thursday April 3rd @ 3pm ET– Register here
• Thursday April 10th @ 12pm ET – Register here
• Monday April 14th @ 1pm ET – Register here

Sprintax Nonresident Tax Overview for OPT/CPT: Topics covered will include residency for tax purposes, tax liabilities when on OPT/CPT and pre-employment tax forms when on OPT/CPT. The Sprintax team will also provide an overview of Sprintax Forms which can be used to prepare your pre-OPT/CPT employment tax documents

• Tuesday December 3rd @ 2pm ET – Register here
• Tuesday January 14th @ 12pm ET – Register here