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				UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE
				PART-TIME, PARALLEL OPERATING FORMATS
		INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE PROGRAMS, ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
IPP		GENERAL		ACADEMIC COMMITMENT				WORK COMMITMENT
FORMATS		DESCRIPTION
				US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL		US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL
				PERMANENT		STUDENTS		PERMANENT		STUDENTS
				RESIDENTS				RESIDENTS
PLAN A		Once eligible, students may		Students are required to		U.S. Citizenship and Immigration		15-25 Hours per week.		USCIS rules limit CPT students
PARALLEL		combine semesters of part-time		complete a minimum of six		Services (USCIS) require that CPT				to a maximum of 20 hours per
FORMAT 1		school and part-time work for		academic credit hours in the		students maintain full-time enroll-				week when working part time.
		the Fall, Spring, and Summer.		Fall and Spring Semesters.  No		ment when working part time in a
				academic coursework is required		Fall or Spring Semester.
				in the Summer Semester.  Six		Undergraduates: 12 Hours
				academic credit hours are		Graduates: 9 Hours
				recommended when working		No coursework is required in
				part time in the Summer.		the Summer.  Six Summer hours
						are recommended.
						Students must register for and
						complete the one credit IPP
						course each working semester.
PLAN B		Once eligible, students may		Students are required to complete		USCIS rules require that CPT		15-25 Hours per week		USCIS rules limit CPT students
PARALLEL		combine semesters of part-time		a minimum of six academic credit		students maintain full-time		for the Fall and Spring		to a maximum of 20 hours per
FORMAT 2		school and part-time work for		hours in the Fall and Spring		enrollment when working part time		Semesters.		week when working part time.
		the Fall and Spring.  Full-time		Semesters.  No coursework is		in a Fall or Spring Semester.
		work in the Summer.		required in the Summer Semester.		Undergraduates: 12 Hours		Full-time hours in the		Full-time hours in the Summer
						Graduates: 9 Hours		Summer Semester.		Semester.  Overtime is allowed.
						No coursework is required in		Overtime is allowed
						the Summer.
						Students must register for and
						complete the one credit IPP
						course each working semester.
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				UNDERGRADUATE
				FULL-TIME, ALTERNATING OPERATING FORMATS
		INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE PROGRAMS, ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
IPP		GENERAL		ACADEMIC COMMITMENT				WORK COMMITMENT
FORMATS		DESCRIPTION
				US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL		US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL
				PERMANENT		STUDENTS		PERMANENT		STUDENTS
				RESIDENTS				RESIDENTS
PLAN C		Once eligible, students may		Students must complete a full-time		Students must complete a full-time		Full-time hours when		Full-time hours when working.
ALTERNATING		alternate between semesters		class load when in school.		class load when in school.		working.		Overtime is possible.
FORMAT 1		of full-time school and full-time		Undergraduates: 12 Hours		Undergraduates: 12 Hours		Overtime is possible.
		work.  Strict alternating		Students have the option of		Students have the option of				International students must
		pattern.  Summer is treated as		taking part-time classes when		taking part-time classes when				work a minimum  of 12 weeks
		a regular semester.		working full-time.		working full-time.				during a Fall or Spring Semester
						Students must register for and				to receive recognition as
						complete the one credit IPP				full-time students.
						course each working semester.
PLAN D		Once eligible, students may		Students must complete a full-time		Students must complete a full-time		Full-time hours when		Full-time hours when working.
ALTERNATING		alternate between semesters		class load when in school.		class load when in school.		working.		Overtime is possible.
FORMAT 2		of full-time school and full-time		Undergraduates: 12 Hours		Undergraduates: 12 Hours		Overtime is possible.
		work.  Summer is treated as a		Students have the option of		Students have the option of				International students must
		regular semester.		taking part-time classes when		taking part-time classes when				work a minimum  of 12 weeks
		Students may combine a		working full-time.		working full time.				during a Fall or Spring Semester
		Spring and a Summer Semester				Students must register for and				to receive reconignition as
		or a Summer and Fall Semester				complete the one credit IPP				full-time students.
		in a back-to-back pattern on				course each working semester.
		their first assignment with an
		employer.  Strict alternating
		thereafter.
Generally, undergraduate students are not permitted to work back-to-back full-time assignments for the Fall and Spring Semesters.  If an exception is made to this policy for an international
student, UTD regulations require the international student to carry a full-time academic load (12 academic class hours) to retain recognition of having full-time status during the Spring Semester.
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				GRADUATE
				FULL-TIME OPERATING FORMAT
		INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE PROGRAMS, ERIK JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
IPP		GENERAL		ACADEMIC COMMITMENT				WORK COMMITMENT
FORMATS		DESCRIPTION
				US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL		US CITIZENS AND		INTERNATIONAL
				PERMANENT		STUDENTS		PERMANENT		STUDENTS
				RESIDENTS				RESIDENTS
PLAN E		Once eligible graduate		Graduate students must complete		Graduate students must complete		Full-time hours when		Full-time hours when working.
FULL-TIME		students may work full-time		a full-time class load when in		a full-time class load when in		working.		Overtime is possible.
GRADUATE		during any Summer Semester.		school: 9 Graduate Hours.		school: 9 Graduate Hours.		Overtime is possible.
		They may also work full-time		No class load required when		No class load required when
		during only one Fall or Spring		working full-time.  Part-time		working full-time.  Part-time
		Semester.  This can include		enrollment is optional.		enrollment is optional.				International students must
		one Spring-Summer or one		Graduate students may enroll for		Graduate students may enroll for				work a minimum  of 12 weeks
		Summer-Fall back-to-back		a maximum of 6 credit hours with		a maximum of 6 credit hours with				during a Fall or Spring Semester
		IPP work period.		the approval of their faculty		the approval of their faculty				to receive recognition as
				advisor.  Without the approval of		advisor.  Without the approval of				full-time students.
				a faculty advisor, graduate		a faculty advisor, graduate
				students are limited to a maximum		students are limited to a maximum
				of three credit hours.		of three credit hours.
						Students must register for and
						complete the one credit IPP
						course each working semester.
Jonsson School PHD students, who have finished their course work, may, with faculty advisor approval, work additional semesters of full-time IPP assignments when
these assignments are part of their research for the completion of their PHD dissertations.