F-1 Student OPT Timeline Calculator

 

Have you participated in Pre-OPT previously?

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Have you participated in Pre-OPT previously?

Degree

When will you finish your degree?

To determine your completion date, please choose from the circumstances that most closely fit your final academic requirement and then enter your end date below. https://issc.asu.edu/graduate-completion-dates

If your completion date is after the graduate college graduation deadline, please do not use this form and contact ISSC@asu.edu

Program End Date

Any student employment, including assistantships (TA/RA), ends upon completion of a student's degree program.
The program completion date for most students is ASU's Degree Conferral date. Please review the ASU Academic Calendar.
Your completion date is the commencement date of the final semester or last date of session A (if only enrolled in session A).

Grace Period

OPT Dates

For full time Pre-OPT: enter the dates that appear on your EAD card
For part time Pre-OPT: enter the dates that appear on your EAD card

Employment Authorization

You must select a start date within your 60 day grace period. This will be the recommended start date on your EAD card.

The dates recommended on this calculator are intended to help determine an OPT start date. However, there are some situations that may not be available on this calculator. If you still have questions regarding your OPT start dates or traveling while on OPT, please go to ISSC.asu.edu or call the ISSC to make an appointment to see an advisor.