STEM-designated Program List for F-1 Students
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) maintains a list of academic programs of study designated as STEM. The DHS list was most recently updated in 2023 and is available at Study in the States. F-1 students who graduate from a DHS STEM-designated program of study are eligible to apply to USCIS for an OPT STEM Extension. STEM eligibility enables F-1 students to extend the normal one year of Post-completion OPT by an additional 24 months. STEM OPT applications must be submitted to DHS within a strict timeline during students' initial year of Post-completion OPT. To learn more about eligibility requirements and the STEM OPT application process, please visit the OIA STEM OPT webpages.
Below, the OIA maintains a list of all UM-Dearborn degree programs that are currently designated by DHS as eligible for the OPT STEM Extension. The list includes undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs and is alphabetized by program title.
Program Title | Degree | College | CIP Code | CIP Code Title |
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Actuarial Mathematics | AB, BS | CASL | 52.1304 | Actuarial Science |
Applied & Computational Mathematics | MS | CASL | 27.0301 | Applied Mathematics, General. |
Applied Statistics | AB, BS | CASL | 27.0501 | Statistics, General |
Artificial Intelligence | MS | CECS | 11.0102 | Artificial Intelligence. |
Automotive Systems & Mobility | D.Eng | CECS | 14.9999 | Engineering, Other. |
Automotive & Mobility Systems Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.9999 | Engineering, Other. |
Biochemistry | BS | CASL | 26.0202 | Biochemistry |
Bioengineering | BSE | CECS | 14.0501 | Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
Bioengineering | MSE | CECS | 14.0501 | Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
Biological Sciences | BS | CASL | 26.0101 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
Business Analytics | MS | COB | 52.1301 | Management Science |
Chemistry (ACS Certified) | BS | CASL | 40.0501 | Chemistry, General |
Chemistry (Instructional) | BS | CASL | 13.1323 | Chemistry, General |
Computer & Info/Cybersecurity | BS | CECS | 11.0101 | Computer and Information Sciences, General |
Computer & Info/Data Science | BS | CECS | 11.0101 | Computer and Information Sciences, General |
Computer & Information Science | BS | CECS | 11.0101 | Computer and Information Sciences, General |
Computer & Information Science | PhD | CECS | 11.0101 | Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
Computer & Information Science | MS | CECS | 11.0101 | Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
Computer Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.0901 | Computer Engineering, General |
Computer Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.0901 | Computer Engineering, General |
Cybersecurity & Information Assurance | BS | CECS | 11.1003 | Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance |
Cybersecurity & Information Assurance | MS | CECS | 11.1003 | Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance |
Data Science | BS | CECS | 30.3001 | Computational Science |
Data Science | MS | CECS | 30.3001 | Computational Science |
Digital Forensics | BS | CECS | 11.1003 | Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | DEng | CECS | 14.0999 | Computer Engineering, Other |
Electrical Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.1001 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Electrical Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.1001 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Electrical, Electronics, & Computer Engineering | PhD | CECS | 14.1001 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Energy & Sustainability Systems Engineering | MSE | CECS | 15.0403 | Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician |
Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.9999 | Engineering, Other |
Engineering Management | MS | CECS | 15.1501 | Engineering/Industrial Management. |
Engineering Mathematics | BSE | CECS | 27.0399 | Applied Mathematics, Other |
Environmental Science | BS | CASL | 3.0104 | Environmental Science |
Environmental Science | MS | CASL | 3.0104 | Environmental Science. |
Environmental Studies | AB | CASL | 3.0101 | Natural Resources/Conservation, General |
Geological Sciences | BS | CASL | 40.0601 | Geology/Earth Science, General |
Health Information Technology | MS | CEHHS | 51.2706 | Medical Informatics |
Human Centered Design and Engineering | MS | CECS | 11.0103 | Information Technology. |
Human Centered Engineering Design | BSE | CECS | 14.9999 | Engineering, Other |
Industrial & Systems Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.3501 | Industrial Engineering |
Industrial & Systems Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.3501 | Industrial Engineering |
Industrial and Systems Engineering | PhD | CECS | 14.3501 | Industrial Engineering |
Information Systems | MS | COB | 11.0401 | Information Science/Studies |
Information Systems & Technology | MS | CECS | 11.0401 | Information Science/Studies |
Instructional Technology | AB | CEHHS | 13.0501 | Educational/Instructional Technology |
Manufacturing Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.3601 | Manufacturing Engineering |
Manufacturing Systems Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.3601 | Manufacturing Engineering |
Materials Science and Engineering (pending SEVP authorization) | MSE | CECS | 14.1801 | Materials Engineering |
Mathematics | AB, BS | CASL | 27.0101 | Mathematics, General |
Mechanical Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.1901 | Mechanical Engineering |
Mechanical Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.1901 | Mechanical Engineering. |
Mechanical Sciences & Engineering | PhD | CECS | 14.1901 | Mechanical Engineering. |
Microbiology | BS | CASL | 26.0502 | Microbiology, General |
Physics | BS | CASL | 40.0801 | Physics, General |
Pre-Engineering | CECS | 14.0101 | Engineering, General | |
Program & Project Management | MS | CECS | 14.2701 | Systems Engineering |
Robotics Engineering | BSE | CECS | 14.4201 | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering |
Robotics Engineering | MSE | CECS | 14.4201 | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering |
Software Engineering | BS | CECS | 11.0201 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General |
Software Engineering | MS | CECS | 11.0201 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General |
Supply Chain Management | BBA | COB | 52.1301 | Management Science |
Supply Chain Management | MS | COB | 52.1301 | Management Science |