International students Current

International students on a F-1 Visa can not exceed the 20-hours of work per week maximum that was established by the US government. Additionally, when looking for a job on campus, you will need to make sure that the job is a departmental job, and not part of the federal work-study program.

Most of the time international students holding a F-1 Visa are not allowed to work off-campus. The only exceptions are if you are doing CPT (Curricular Practical Training) or OPT (Optional Practical Training). CPT is a job experience that figures as a requirement to complete your major. OPT is a job experience that is related to your major and adds a valuable experience to it. For both programs you will need to fulfill some requirements and fill out paperwork.

The Office of Global Education helps you in the process of finding a program suitable to you and you major and in the filling of the paperwork. Contact us at globaleducation@hartwick.edu or make an appointment in Navigate.

International students, exchange students, and any other student holding a visa in the United States is required to fill out taxes, whether they earned money while being in the US or they didn’t.

To help our students in the process of filling out the taxes, we have partnered with the Department of Finance at Hartwick College and every year we hold a tax workshop for international students.

The Office of Global Education organizes multiple events during the academic year to celebrate and bring different cultures, food, music and celebrations to Hartwick College. Visit Hartlink to learn more about upcoming events on campus.

Every academic year the Office of Global Education organizes one or two events off-campus. For example, this past spring break 8 international students took a 5-trip to Washington DC, where they did multiple tours and visited the inside of the Capitol.

During the academic year, the Office of Global Education organizes multiple workshops for international and local Hartwick students.