Academic training evaluation requirements

Per the Department of status, The sponsor must evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the academic training in achieving the stated goals and objectives in order to ensure the quality of the academic training program. If your sponsor (the organization that issued your DS-2019) is Temple University, you will be asked to submit the evaluation here.

It is very important that you be able to document that the majority of your tasks were "substantive" and not "non-substantive" or unskilled activities.

"Within an academic training placement, the Department expects that non-substantive or unskilled activities, taken together, will not constitute a substantial portion of the placement. Therefore, we encourage sponsors to seek primarily substantive roles (e.g., shadowing managers, participating in project design, management, or event planning) that involve no more than infrequent non-substantive tasks (e.g., housekeeping, bussing tables, serving food)."

International Student and Scholar Services

Academic training evaluation requirements

Temple University
International Student and Scholar Services

International Student and Scholar Services

Academic training evaluation requirements

Temple UniversityInternational Student and Scholar Services

Temple University
International Student and Scholar Services