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J-1 Student Academic Training

J-1 student Academic Training is authorized by the J-1 sponsor. If your DS-2019 was issued by the University of North Texas, you must contact the J-1 Responsible Officer in International Advising, 171 Kendall Hall. If your DS-2019 was issued by another agency, please contact your sponsor.

A student may be authorized to participate in academic training

programs for wages or other remuneration:

• During his or her studies

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• Commencing not later than thirty (30) days after completion of  his or her studies, if the criteria, time limitations, procedures, and evaluations listed below satisfied.

Please note that Academic Training can not be approved for tenure track  positions.

Criteria:

• The student is primarily in the United States to study rather than engage in academic training.

• The student is participating in academic training that is directly related to his or her major field of study at the post - secondary accredited educational institution listed on his or her Form DS-2019

• The student is in good academic standing with the post -  secondary accredited educational institution; and

• The student receives written approval in advance from the responsible officer for the duration and type of academic training.

Time limitations:

The exchange visitor is authorized to participate in academic training for the length of time necessary to complete the goals and objectives of the training, provided that the amount of time for academic training:

• Is approved by the academic dean or advisor and approved by the responsible officer;

• For undergraduate and pre-doctoral training, does not exceed 

  eighteen (18) months, inclusive of any prior academic training in the 

  United States, or the period of full course of study in the United 

  States, whichever is less; except, additional time for academic training 

  is allowed to the extent necessary for the exchange visitor to satisfy 

  the mandatory requirements of his or her degree program in the United 

  States;

• For post-doctoral training, does not exceed a total of thirty-

  six (36) months, inclusive of any prior academic training in the United 

  States as an exchange visitor, or the period of the full course of study 

  in the United States, whichever is less. A new Form IAP-66 shall be 

  issued for each eighteen (18) month period.

Procedures:

To obtain authorization to engage in academic training:

• The J-1 student shall present to the responsible officer (international advisor if DS-2019 is from UNT) a letter of recommendation from the student's academic dean or advisor setting forth:

• The goals and objectives of the specific training program;

• A description of the training program, including its location, the name and address of the training supervisor, number of hours per week, and dates of the training;

• How the training relates to the student's major field of study;

• Why it is an integral or critical part of the academic program of the exchange visitor student.

   

• The responsible officer shall:

   

  •  participated in academic training as an exchange visitor student, in 

     order to ensure the student does not exceed the 

  • Review the letter from the academic dean or advisor

  • Make a written determination of whether the academic training 

    currently being requested is warranted and the criteria and time 

    limitations are satisfied.

Evaluation requirements:

• The sponsor shall evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the academic training in achieving the stated goals and objectives in order to ensure the quality of the academic training program.