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Ottawa University is a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1865, with its main campus in Ottawa, Kansas, and Ottawa University offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in fields such as business, computer science, healthcare, education, and the liberal arts. The institution is known for its flexible learning formats, small class sizes, and supportive faculty, making it an ideal choice for working adults and traditional students alike. Ottawa University continues to empower students through a values-driven education that prepares them for meaningful careers and lifelong learning.

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Key Principles When Choosing Your Program

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Principle 1: Link Your Program to Your Jobs

Choose a program related to your current or future job role.

Example: If you’re a software engineer, pick MS in Computer Science, not MS in Organizational Behavior.

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Principle 2: Avoid Repeating the Same Major

Don’t select a program too similar to your previous degree at the same level - it may cause RFE issues.

Example: If you already hold a Master’s in Data Analytics, don’t pursue another one. Instead, consider an MBA with a focus in Business Analytics or aim for a doctorate.

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Choosing the Right Intake Date

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1. Check Your Status End Date

Always align your CPT start date with your OPT expiration (or other status end date).

Goal: avoid any long gaps in employment or status.

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2. Factor in Employer Flexibility

If your employer allows unpaid leave → you have more flexibility to wait until the later intake.

If not → you must transfer SEVIS before the earlier intake.

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Example

OPT ends: June 1

Intake options: Summer 1 (May 6) or Summer 2 (July 1)

With sufficient unpaid leave: transfer SEVIS & get CPT before July 10 → continue working smoothly.
With limited unpaid leave: transfer SEVIS before May 6 → maintain status without gaps.

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🌟 Upcoming enrollment window at Ottawa University

If you missed the application deadline, reach out to a GoElite Advisor to check admission availability.

Spring I 2026 - 01/12/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 12/29/2025

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 11/12/2025

Spring II 2026 - 03/09/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 02/23/2026

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 01/09/2026

Summer I 2026 - 05/04/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 04/20/2026

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 03/04/2026

Summer II 2026 - 06/29/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 06/15/2026

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 04/29/2026

Fall I 2026 - 08/24/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 08/10/2026

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 06/24/2026

Fall II 2026 - 10/19/2026

Application Deadline for Transfer Students: 10/05/2026

Application Deadline for Initial Students: 08/19/2026

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Step 1: Contact Your Previous School

You will have to request your SEVIS I-20 Transfer/Release From from the international office of your previous school.This process requires the following information:

Offer of admission (scan or photo of admission letter or email with offer of admission)
New school’s SEVIS code (provided by the new school's admission office)
Decide your requested SEVIS transfer/release date.

Once you submitted the "Transfer-out" form, allow time for processing. You will receive a confirmation, usually an email, of your SEVIS transfer/release from the previous school. The process of transfer-out usually takes several business days. If the school declined the date of SEVIS release, communicate directly with them and arrange another date.

Step 2: Transfer-In your SEVIS

When your previous school release your SEVIS record, the new school's DSO will process the transfer-in and generate your new I-20. You might not get the I-20 right away since it takes time to process, but your SEVIS record will be held by the new institution right away when the DSO complete the SEVIS transfer-in, which only takes a couple of minutes.

Once you transfer out your SEVIS, you OPT will end immediately. However, your new school will start processing your CPT application only after receiving your SEVIS. Typically, the processing time for CPT I-20 is around 1 week. Thus, there must be a gap between OPT and CPT. During the transitional period between OPT and CPT, you do not have legal authorization to work, or to get paid. So it is common for students to take a few days, maybe a week of unpaid leave, instead of paid time-off.

CPT is an integral part of the EMBA, MSN and DBA programs for all F-1 students, and participation is required.

Request a CPT start date up to 30 days before the semester start date. Ottawa offers a brief grace period if students are unable to secure their CPT within the first 60 days, but students must provide evidence of their job search. Additionally, if a student loses their job, they must regain employment within 60 days of the job loss. Students can volunteer as few as five hours per week in an area related to the degree program in order to fulfill the CPT requirement.

Submitting CPT Application Materials

After successful enrollment and tuition payment, students can initiate the CPT application process

Enroll in the required CPT internship course.
Submit CPT application documents to the DSO, including the Offer Letter and the Employer CPT Authorization Form.
Upon CPT approval, students will receive a new I20 and may begin work on the start date listed.
Students must renew their CPT authorization every year

Document Submission

A completed F-1 CPT Employer Form
An official, signed job offer letter on company letterhead attesting that you fully understand the integration of study to work in this program and agree to oversee the student’s integrated assignment or projects during the term of this CPT appointment .
A copy of the complete job description for the student’s position.

CPT Application Deadline

All students are required to begin their CPT within the first 60 days of starting the program

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Overland Park, Kansas
Surprise, Arizona
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Programs:

Executive Master of Business Administration (STEM)
Executive Master of Business Administration (Non-STEM)
Doctor of Business Administration
Master Science of Nursing

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Step 1 | Select Your Major

Key Principles When Choosing Your Program

Principle 1: Link Your Program to Your Jobs

Principle 2: Avoid Repeating the Same Major

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