Step 1: Confirm enrollment

• Confirm your enrollment by submitting the Enrollment Confirmation Form.

Step 2: Receive NEC account information

• Once you have confirmed your intent to enroll at New England College, your admission counselor will send your NEC account information, including New England College Student ID, email account and Blackboard
• This can take up to 72 hours.
• Contact HelpDesk@nec.edu for technical issues.
• Check your email regularly and be sure you can log into MyNEC, your NEC email and Blackboard.
• Please note, you will not have access to Blackboard until the Friday before your program starts.

Step 3: Receive and Complete the EAF

• After your F-1 Visa has been approved, you will have access to the Employment Agreement Form (EAF) in your application portal. Please log in to your application portal and click “Employment Agreement Form” and “Begin New EAF.”
• Once you complete the form, the EAF team will review your submission within 5 business days. If edits are required, the EAF team will email you with the required changes.
• When the EAF team approves your EAF, you will receive a signature request by email. Once you sign the form, it will be sent to your work supervisor for review. Please have your work supervisor monitor their email for the signature request.
• If you have questions about the EAF, contact EAF@nec.edu.
• If you have questions about CPT, contact your New England College DSO at International@nec.edu.

Step 5: Course registration

• Academic Advising will register your first class closer to the term start. Course information will be sent to your NEC email account.
• Students cannot register themselves for their first term. Please be patient.
• Please contact StudentServices_GPS@nec.edu with questions.

Step 6: CPT I-20

• Once your SEVIS record is released to New England College and your EAF is approved, your NEC DSO will issue your CPT-authorized I-20.
• This will take 1 - 3 business days. The DSO will email it to your NEC email account only.
• Do not work until you have the CPT I-20 and have confirmed that the CPT dates and employer information on page 2 of your I-20 are correct.

Step 8: Log in to Blackboard

• Log in to Blackboard the Saturday or Sunday before the program start date, sign in to each course, review your syllabi and participate.
  • Reminder: You will not have access to Blackboard unitl the Friday before your program starts.

Step 9: Plan ahead for residency

• The deadline for SEVIS record release date is 4pm EST the Wednesday before the program starts.
• Your acceptance email contains the details your current school international advisor will need to set up the transfer.