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List of OPT STEM Degrees
April 08th, 2008 | Category: News
We have received many inquiries in connection with the OPT extension to 29 months for holders of STEM degrees (non-STEM degrees also get some relief under the new OPT rule). One of the questions asked most often is, “How do I know if my degree is a STEM degree?”
The first step is to find the classification number of your degree. We are providing a link to the Classification of Educational Programs, provided by the Department of Education.
Once the degree classification is determined, an F-1 or OPT holder should look at the list of STEM degrees which, according to DHS, entitled their holders to an additional term of 17 months. We are reprinting the DHS list below:
- Actuarial Science. NCES CIP Code 52.1304
- Computer Science: NCES CIP Codes 11.xxxx (except Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, NCES CIP Codes 11.06xx)
- Engineering: NCES CIP Codes 14.xxxx
- Engineering Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 15.xxxx
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences: NCES CIP Codes 26.xxxx
- Mathematics and Statistics: NCES CIP Codes 27.xxxx
- Military Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 29.xxxx
- Physical Sciences: NCES CIP Codes 40.xxxx
- Science Technologies: NCES CIP Codes 41.xxxx
- Medical Scientist (MS, PhD): NCES CIP Code 51.1401
If your degree’s classification is listed above, then your degree is STEM.
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