J-1 Student Interns
Requirements
The Student Intern Program is a structured and guided work-based learning program, set forth in an individualized Traiing Placement Plan (T/IPP), that:
- Reinforces a student ongoing academic course of study at a foreign institution (students who have already graduated are not eligible).
- Recognizes a need for work-based experience to supplement an ongoing academic program at a foriegn institution.
- Provides on-the-job exposure to American techniques, methodologies, and expertise
- Enhances the student intern's knowledge of American culture
- Is a maximum duration of 12 months, with no extensions allowed
Special Notes:
- A sponsor must ensure that the student internship is full-time, (minimum of 32 hours per week)
- No more than 20% of the tasks performed by a student intern can be clerical
- Students who would be involving in patient care (veterinary care and child care included) are not eligible
- Hospitality and Tourism student internship programs of six months or longer must contain at least three departmental or functional rotations.
Training/Internship Placement Plan (T/IPP or Form DS-7002)
Each J-1 student internship requires training/internship placement plan which spells out the goals and objectives, the specific skills to be learned, and the method of evaluation. This plan is developed must completed by the supervising faculty member and signed by all parties. .
Student's Academic Program Abroad
The Global Services Office must also receive confirmation from the student's academic advisor at their home institition the internship is related to their ongoing academic program, that the student is in good academic standing, and will continue in the academic program upon completion of the internship (students who have already graduated are not eligible for a J-1 student internship program).
English Language Skills
Sponsoring departments must ensure that student interns have verifiable English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in their internship.
Education Requirement
Student interns must be currently enrolled in and pursuing degree at an institution of higher education outside the Unitied States to qualify. Students who have already completed their academic program are not eligible.
Evidence of Finances
Student interns must have sufficient finances to support themselves for their entire stay in the United States, including housing and living expenses. The internship/training experience can be paid or unpaid. Students are also eligible to self-fund themselves. Evidence of such self-funding may take various forms, including,
- A statement from a bank showing available funds
- A contract or an award letter from a sponsoring institution indicating the dates that the intern's expenses will be covered.
These documents must be in English, or accompanied by an English translation and the currency must be converted into US dollars.
Exchange Component
Student internship programs must expose participatnts to America techniques, methodologies and expertise and expand upon the participants' prior work experience or training received elsewhere.
Duration
Maximun duration of a student internship program is 12 months for each degree level. This 12 months can be divided up in to smaller time periods during a students degree program (not after completing the degree though, as student who have completed a degree are no longer eligible)
Evaluations
Sponsoring professors are required to complete an evaluation for each student intern. All evaluations must be completed prior to the conclusion of the internship program
- Programs exceeding 6 monthys in duriation require midpoint and concluding evaluations
- Programs of six months or less require concluding evaluations only.
On Campus Priviledges
Since Student Interns do not need to seek admission to WSU or pay tuition or mandatory fees that enrolled students do. However, Student Interns do not automatically obtain privleges to use the SRC. The do not have access to Student Health & Wellness Services. are not WSU students although they must be continuing students in their home countries.
Page Updated: August 5, 2011