Student Scheduling During Holidays

The following are guidelines for supervisors in scheduling students (United States Citizens [Resident] and International) for work during school holidays and breaks. The work week is from 12 a.m. Saturday to 11:59 p.m. Friday.

• Thanksgiving
• All Students (resident and international):
• May work 8 hours per day Wednesday through Sunday during the Thanksgiving holiday period.
• Christmas Break
• Resident Students:
• May begin working 8 hours per day AFTER their last Fall Semester final, through the day before Winter Semester begins.
• International Students:
• May work 8 hours per day starting the day after the last day of Fall Semester through the day before Winter Semester begins. English Language Center students will need a new work permit from the International Office to continue working over the Christmas holidays.
• Winter Holidays
• All students (resident and international) may work 8 hours per day on Martin Luther Kind Day (January) and Presidents Day (February).
• Spring and Summer
• Resident AND International Students may begin working 8 hours per day after the last day of Winter Semester. (Resident students need to be enrolled for 3 credit hours, both Spring and Summer terms or FICA tax will be withheld. International students are exempt from FICA.)
• Work Hours:
• Because of the intensity of the shorter spring and summer terms, departments should be cautions as they schedule student employees to work. The following is the recommended number of hours students should work:
• Students enrolled in 6.0 or more credit hours per term should work no more than 20 hours per week
• Students enrolled in 3.5 to 5.5 credit hours per term should work no more than 30 hours per week
• Students enrolled in up to 3.0 credit hours per term should work no more than 40 hours per week. When allowing a full-time student to work more than 20 hours, the department and the student should consider such factors as year in school, number of credits carried and the types of classes taken.

If there are additional questions, contact Mary O'Neill 422-6927.