Hours and Scheduling, Career Center, Ball State University

Hours and Scheduling

Most students can work 10 to 15 hours a week and still maintain satisfactory academic records if they budget their time wisely.
Although students may have more than one campus job, they may not work more than a total of 20 hours a week during the academic year. Keep this fact in mind when you plan their schedules.
When the university is in session during the academic year, student employees may work up to 20 hours a week or 40 hours during a two-week pay period.
Students may be eligible to work more than 20 hours a week during breaks. Social Security taxes will be withheld if students are working but not attending classes during a pay period.
Students may work up to 40 hours a week in the summer (or 80 hours during a two-week pay period) regardless of the number of hours they are enrolled.
According to university policy, students may never work more than 40 hours a week, so do not schedule them to work overtime. Since students are part-time employees, they are not paid for lunch hours, holidays on which they do not work, etc.
For the most efficient use of working time, students should work in blocks consisting of at least 2 hours.
Students who have been awarded Federal Work Study are limited in the amount of money they may earn under the work-study program. The student employment supervisor in the department or hiring unit must keep an accurate record of students' earnings and each student's earnings limit. Students who have been awarded work-study money can continue to work if the employing unit pays 100 percent of the wages earned past that limit.
Supervisors can request a report from the Office of Payroll and Employee Benefits that includes the work-study student's total earnings along with the current balance of their Federal Work Study earnings.
International students are restricted to 20 hours a week if they are taking classes. If they are not enrolled for classes during summer, they may work up to 40 hours a week if they meet all other eligibility requirements.