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Below is a table listing programs of study that have been designated by the Department of Homeland Security to be eligible for the 24-month extension of Optional Practical Training for F-1 students. You may also view the full list of DHS STEM-designated degree programs. Information about the 24-month STEM extension of OPT can be found in the International Student & Scholar Services pages under Off-Campus Employment.

School of Business

STEM designated School of Business programs
Deg TypeLevel DegreeMajor NameCIP Code
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Information Management 11.0103
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Telecommunications Management 11.0901
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Financial Engineering 27.0101
Masters G Master of Science Information Systems 11.0103
Masters G Master of Science Network and Communication Management & Services 11.0901
Masters G Master of Science Business Intelligence & Analytics 52.1302
Masters G Master of Science Finance 52.1399
Masters G Master of Science Financial Engineering 27.0101
Masters G Master of Science Financial Analytics 27.0101

School of Engineering and Sciences

STEM designated School of Engineering and Sciences programs
Deg TypeLevelDegreeMajor NameCIP Code
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Computational Science 27.0101
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Pure & Applied Mathematics 27.0101
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Pure & Applied Mathematics 27.0101
Masters G Master of Science Pure & Applied Mathematics 27.0101
Masters G Master of Science Stochastic Systems 27.0101
Masters G Master of Science Applied Mathematics 27.0301
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry 40.0501
Masters G Master of Science Chemistry 40.0501
Masters G Master of Science Computational & Medicinal Chemistry 40.0501
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Physics 40.0801
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Physics 40.0801
Masters G Master of Science Physics 40.0801
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Materials Science & Engineering 40.1001
Masters G Master of Science Materials Science & Engineering 40.1001
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Interdisciplinary Science 40.9999
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Science 40.9999
Masters G Master of Science Interdisciplinary Science 40.9999
Masters G Degree of Engineer in Computer Science Computer Science 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science CyberSecurity 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science Enterprise and Cloud Computing 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science  Enterprise Security and Risk Management 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science Game Design and Simulation Programming 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science Service Oriented Computing 11.0701
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Computer Science 11.0701
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Computer Science 11.0701
Masters G Master of Science Computer Science 11.0701
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science CyberSecurity 11.1003
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Interdisciplinary Engineering 14.0101
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Stevens Link Program 14.0101
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Engineering 14.0101
Masters G Master of Engineering Interdisciplinary Engineering 14.0101
Masters G Master of Engineering  Biomedical Engineering 14.0501
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Biomedical Engineering 14.0501
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Engineering - Biomedical Concentration 14.0501
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Engineering 14.0501
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Chemical Engineering 14.0701
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Engineering 14.0701
Engineer G Degree of Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineering 14.0701
Masters G Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering 14.0701
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Civil Engineering 14.0801
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Civil Engineering 14.0801
Engineer G Degree of Civil Engineer Civil Engineering 14.0801
Masters G Master of Engineering Civil Engineering 14.0801
Masters G Master of Science Computer Engineering 14.0901
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering 14.0901
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Computer & Information Engr'g 14.0901
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Computer Engineering 14.0901
Engineer G Degree of Computer Engineer Computer Engineering 14.0901
Masters G Master of Engineering Computer Engineering 14.0901
Masters G Master of Engineering Construction Engineering & Management 14.3301
Masters G Master of Science Electrical Engineering 14.1001
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Electrical Engineering 14.1001
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Engineering - Info Systems Concentration 14.1001
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Electrical Engineering 14.1001
Engineer G Degree of Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineering 14.1001
Masters G Master of Engineering Electrical Engineering 14.1001
Masters G Master of Engineering Networked Information Systems 14.1001
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Engineering Physics 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering  Microelectronics & Photonics 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering Engineering Physics (Applied Optics) 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering Engineering Physics 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering Engineering Physics (Solid State Physics) 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering  Microelectronics & Photonics 14.1201
Masters G Master of Engineering Microelectronics & Photonics 14.1201
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Environmental Engineering 14.1401
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Environmental Engineering 14.1401
Masters G Master of Engineering Environmental Engineering 14.1401
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Materials Engineering 14.1801
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Materials Engineering 14.1801
Masters G Master of Engineering Materials Engineering 14.1801
Masters G Master of Engineering Manufacturing Technologies and Project Management 14.1901
Masters G Master of Engineering Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 14.1901
Masters G Master of Engineering Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices 14.1901
Masters G Master of Science Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 14.1901
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering 14.1901
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical Engineering 14.1901
Engineer G Degree of Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineering 14.1901
Masters G Master of Engineering  Mechanical Engineering 14.1901
Masters G Master of Engineering  Product Architecture and Engineering 14.1901
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Engineering - Naval Concentration 14.2201
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Ocean Engineering 14.2401
Masters G Master of Engineering Ocean Engineering 14.2401
Masters G Master of Science Maritime Systems 14.2401
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Polymer Engineering 14.3201
Masters G Master of Engineering Polymer Engineering 14.3201
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Operations Research 14.3701
Masters G Master of Science Operations Research 14.3701
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Engineering Undecided 14.9999
Masters G Master of Engineering  Integrated Product Development 14.9999
Masters G Master of Engineering Nanotechnology 15.1601
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Bioanalytical Chemistry 26.0202
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Chemical Biology 26.0202
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Chemical Biology 26.0202
Masters G Master of Science  Chemical Biology 26.0202
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Bioinformatics 26.1103
Masters G Master of Science Sustainability Management 30.3301
Bachelor U Bachelor of Science Chemistry 40.0501

School of Systems and Enterprises

STEM designated School of Systems and Enterprises programs
Deg TypeLevelDegreeMajor NameCIP Code
Masters G Master of Engineering Interdisciplinary Engineering 14.0101
Masters G Master of Engineering Technical Leadership 14.0101
Masters G Master of Science Software Engineering 14.0903
Masters G Master of Engineering  Space Systems Engineering 14.2701
Masters G Master of Science Sociotechnical System 14.2701
Masters G Master of Science Systems Security Engineering 14.2701
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Sociotechnical System 14.2701
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Systems Engineering 14.2701
Masters G Master of Engineering  Systems Design & Operational Effectiveness 14.2701
Masters G Master of Engineering Systems Analytics 14.2701
Masters G Master of Engineering Systems Engineering 14.2701
Masters G Master of Science  Infrastructure Systems 14.9999
Bachelor U Bachelor of Engineering Engineering Management 15.1501
Doctorate G Doctor of Philosophy Engineering Management 15.1501
Masters G Master of Engineering  Engineering Management 15.1501