Hiring International Students

To be eligible to work on campus, international students must receive work authorization through the International Student and Scholars Office (ISSO) and meet the following criteria:

Employment Period Undergraduate Students Graduate Students
Academic Year Registered full-time for each semester (12 or more credits). Registered full-time each semester or (if a research assistant or teaching fellow carrying fewer than 12 credits) certified as full-time.
Summer * Enrolled for the upcoming fall semester, or registered for the summer. Enrolled full-time for the upcoming fall semester, or registered for the summer.

*Students who will graduate in August must be enrolled full-time over the entire summer (SUM1 and SUM2, 12 or more credits), be certified as full-time if appropriate, or have permission from ISSO to be part-time.

ISSO may grant permission for part-time certification to graduate and undergraduate students in their final semester.