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Graduation and Career
International students have several options after graduation, including the ones listed below. It is vitally important that you make your plans well before graduation and let your Foreign Student Advisor know so your record can be maintained!
Be sure to contact the Career Center. They can help with your resume, give you tips on interviewing for a job, and counsel you on what jobs might fit your major. (Any work you do on OPT must be in your field of study.
Option 1. Optional Practical Training
This is 12 months of work authorization in your field of study.
Option 2. Pursue another degree program
Continue your studies in a graduate program at Liberty University, or continue at a different school and transfer your I-20
Option 3. Apply for a different visa status (other than F-1)
Each semester, the Office of International Student Services holds a workshop led by an immigration lawyer, Mr. Art Serratelli of VandeventerBlack, LLP. Mr. Serratelli explains the options available to students after graduation. Look for an email from the International Student Center announcing the workshop each semester.
Option 4. Return to your home country after graduation
Please contact your Foreign Student Advisor for more information:
