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Strengths / Positives

Career Services & Support

• CSP has active career development and internship fairs.
• They partner with tools / platforms like Handshake for students & alumni to find opportunities.

Growth & Strategic Planning

• The university is undergoing realignment of its academic programs (e.g. reorganizing colleges) to strengthen growth, especially in fields like Business & Technology, Health & Science, Nursing etc. 
• They have launched a Strategic Plan 2030, which suggests a forward-looking approach and probably more opportunities as they expand / adapt.

CSP Global

• For working adults, CSP Global offers many degree programs designed to be flexible (8-week terms, year-round starts) in growth fields: business, technology, health sciences, nursing, education. That increases the relevance of skills in demand. 

Work Environment Feedback

• On review sites (Indeed, Glassdoor) CSP scores reasonably well (~4.1/5 overall). People cite good culture, work-life balance, caring faculty / students.
• However, there are also critical reviews: about pay being low, limited advancement in some roles, and centralized decision making. 

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

Contact our PSA counselor for more information

Concordia has a test-optional admissions policy, and thus, applicants are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores as part of the admissions process.

Applicants are still welcome to send official scores (writing test not required) to CSP, but they will not be required for admission.

ACT school code: 2106, SAT school code: 6114

Final examination certificate (HSC, AISSC, or other standard XII certificate)

1. TOEFL.iBT = 84 with minimum speaking score of 26
2. IELTS = Overall score of 6.5 with the minimum of 6.0 on all modules
3. MELAB = Total passing score of 81 and a speaking section score of 3
4. Pearson Test of English Academic = Overall score of 55 with the minimum of 50 on all sub-scores