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J-1 Student Academic Training
Overview
Academic Training is employment training or practical experience related to your major field of study for the J-1 Exchange
Visitor Program. It is fairly flexible and offers a variety of paid and unpaid, full-time or part-time, training or employment
situations, with one or more employers, to supplement your academic program in the U.S.
Academic training is available at any stage of your academic program, either while you are enrolled in school or after you
complete your academic program, as long as you maintain valid J-1 status, follow the appropriate application and
approval procedures, and stay within the stated time limits. Please allow 7 business days for your SISS International
Student Advisor to authorize your Academic Training.
The J-1 student’s program sponsor (UC Davis for most students) is responsible for granting the authorization with the
required recommendation from the student's academic department. Students sponsored by UC Davis must request
Academic Training authorization from SISS. Students who are sponsored by institutions other than UC Davis (such as
Fulbright, LASPAU etc.) should check with that sponsor for information on Academic Training eligibility.
General Information and Eligibility
Student must be in good academic standing to be eligible.
Academic Training must be directly related to field of study on DS-2019 during or after academic studies.
Academic Training is available before or after completion of studies. NOTE: Post-completion applicants must submit
their Academic Training Request to SISS BEFORE their program completion date (e.g. End of last term for
undergraduates or filing date for graduate students).
Employment must begin within 30 days of program completion date.
Academic Training can be used for paid or unpaid internships or jobs. For example, if a student wants to work on a
research project with a professor on-campus or at another school, s/he can use Academic Training to extend J-1 status
for the research project. However, if it is unpaid, the student must show proof of financial support for monthly living
expenses during the Academic Training period.
J-1 Academic Training is approved for a specific job. During the authorized Academic Training period, a J-1 student is
required by the U.S. Department of State to maintain adequate health insurance, which covers sickness or accidents in
order to maintain the J-1 status.
The total training period is inclusive of any prior Academic Training in the United States as an Exchange Visitor, and may
not exceed the period of the full course of study in the United States.
A period spent in part-time employment under academic training will count as full-time academic training and will be
deducted from the 18 or 36 months of post completion academic training.
Application Deadline
Students cannot begin working on Academic Training until they have their work authorization in hand. Students must submit
the application for Academic Training to SISS before completion of their academic program. The completion date may or
may not be the same as the end date on your DS-2019. “Completion” is defined as follows:
Undergraduates - the last day of your final quarter at UC Davis
Graduates – the day degree requirements are fulfilled such as passing final exams or filing a dissertation
EAP – the last day of your final quarter at UC Davis