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Leaving MCPHS

While we hate to see you go and hope you have had a great experience here at MCPHS, at some point, we expect that you will be moving on to new opportunities. Before you leave MCPHS, it is important to have an understanding of not only about what steps you may need to take before you transition away from the University, but also what you may or may not be able to do once your program of study here ends.
 
Whether you plan to return to your home country, transfer to another degree program, or move on to employment elsewhere in the U.S., you want to ensure that you do this without affecting your Immigration Status in the U.S.
 
We recommend that you review this information carefully so that you will be able to plan the next step in your academic or professional career. Please note that you should plan well in advance, as not all transitions can happen quickly and some require more time. Whatever it is you are doing and wherever you are going, we wish you the best of luck!
 
Helpful Resources
 
  • Grace Periods 
  • F-1 students have 60 days after their program end date to leave the United States.
  • For F-1 students who participate in Post-Completion OPT or STEM OPT, they have 60 days after their employment ends to depart.
  • Transfer to another school and begin a new program of study.
  • Change your education level (for example, bachelor’s to master’s degree).
  • Change your status to another visa status if eligible.
  • ​​​​​​​During the 60-day grace period, only preparing for departure or domestic travel is allowed.
  • No work or study is allowed during the grace period.
Requests
 
  • Completing Your Program of Study
  • Transferring from MCPHS
  • To request your SEVIS Record to be transferred out of MCPHS or to another MCPHS campus, visit the global.mcphs.edu home page
  • Log in with your MCPHS credentials, then select item #3, student requests and documents. 
  • Other requests such as CPT or OPT and I-20 retrieval can also be done via global.mcphs.edu
  •     IISS is also available during walk-in hours:
  • WALK-IN HOURS
  •            Tuesdays 11 am to 1 pm
                Wednesdays 2 pm to 4pm
                Fennell 101 Boston Campus  
     
  • Appointments can be scheduled via the Student Success Hub where we can also sign your I-20 in person.