{"id":1457,"date":"2021-09-24T16:08:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/graduating\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:25:09","slug":"graduating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/immigration\/graduating\/","title":{"rendered":"Completing Your Academic Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">International Student Services Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academic-services\/international\/new-students\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">New International Students<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/international\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Prospective International Students<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academic-services\/international\/immigration\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Immigration Information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/living-in-indy\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Living in Indy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academic-services\/international\/employment\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Employment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academic-services\/international\/faq\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academic-services\/international\/forms\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">International Student Forms &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Completing Your Academic Program<\/h1><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/international-sash-order-form.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">International Graduation\u00a0Sash Order Form<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before Graduation<\/h2><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li>If you have taken the majority of your classes and you do not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/immigration\/maintaining-status\/\" title=\"Maintaining Your Status\">full course of study<\/a> in your last semester, you will need to apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/immigration\/maintaining-status\/\" title=\"Maintaining Your Status\">reduced course load<\/a> with the OISS before classes begin.<\/li> <li>If you would like to take advantage of you Optional Practical Training (OPT: one year of authorized work) after graduation, you must apply for it with the OISS 90 days before your program end date.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/international\/\" title=\"Optional Practical Training (OPT)\">More information<\/a>.<\/li> <li>If you have not finished the coursework necessary to graduate and you need to extend you I-20; you must apply for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/12\/international-extendingi-20.pdf\" title=\"Maintaining Your Status\">I-20 extension<\/a> with the OISS no later than one month before your I-20&#8217;s program end date.<\/li><\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After Graduation<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your 60 day Grace Period begins the day after the program end date on your current I-20. During the 60 days following your program completion you will need to do one of the following:<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Begin your OPT<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your OPT start date must be within your 60 day grace period, otherwise you will be considered out of status<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transfer to another institution<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to transfer to another institution you must:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apply to the new institution and be accepted as a student<\/li><li>When you have been accepted you should receive a Transfer Verification Form from the new institution<\/li><li>Bring you Acceptance Letter and Transfer Verification Form to Butler&#8217;s OISS to be filled out by a DSO (the DSO will then complete the form and return it to the new institution. Your SEVIS record will be transferred to the new institution after the completion of your program at Butler)<\/li><li>Begin studying at the new institution within 5 months of your transfer<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> if you would like to return home between your program completion at Butler and beginning your new program, notify the new institution of your plans so they can either have your &#8216;transfer pending&#8217; I-20 ready before you leave, or they can mail it to your home country address.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Return to your home country with no plans to return on the same F-1 visa<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you choose to return to your home country after your program completion, your SEVIS record will automatically &#8216;complete&#8217; and no further steps will need to be taken. 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