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Student Working Hours

Student employment is of a part-time nature. Student pay rates and personnel policies are based on this premise.

• U.S. citizens and permanent residents cannot work over 29 hours per week, while International students cannot work over 20 hours per week.
• Students may work up to 40 hours per week during summer semester, periods between semesters, registration week and finals week.  However, departments will only be reimbursed for 29 hours per week for Work-Study students.
• No person may be simultaneously employed on the Labor, Salary, and Student Payrolls.
• A student employed on the Graduate Assistant and Student payrolls may not exceed 29 hours a week for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and 20 hours a week for International students on the combined payrolls.

Rest Periods

• It is University policy that student employees should be given a 15 minute rest perod during each continuous four hours of work.  Rest periods are scheduled by the supervisor to insure the continued efficiency of the work unit.
• The rest period is to be preceded and followed by a work period.  It should not be used to cover a student's late arrival or early departure. Rest periods cannot be accumulated.

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This Student Employment Manual provides information related to hiring and working with student employees.  If you are not able to find the answer to your question here, please contact MSU Student Employment.