Student Employment Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to work on-campus and have access to the job board you must:
| Be enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-seeking graduate or undergraduate program.*
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Be registered full-time (or certified as full-time by your school or college) in a degree-seeking graduate or undergraduate program for each semester, unless it is your last semester.
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Have work authorization from the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) to gain access to on-campus job listings and to work on campus.
*New International Students must also complete Initial ISSO check-in BEFORE gaining access to the job board. |
| For first-year and incoming students, once the criteria mentioned above are satisfied, you can access job board listings through the MyBU Student Portal. If you’ve met all the respective criteria and access is not granted, please contact our office. Until you’ve been granted access, you will receive an error message when attempting to access the job board. |
Status as a student employee ends immediately upon graduation or withdrawal from the University.
*If your certificate or course path leads to a degree-seeking program, please contact us.
Summer Jobs
The summer program dates can be found in Dates and Deadlines. It is typically mid-May to late August. Current, degree-seeking students are eligible to work on campus during the summer if:
| Enrolled for the upcoming fall semester, enrolled in summer classes.* |
Enrolled for the upcoming fall semester or enrolled in summer courses. International students may only work part time if is their first and last summer enrolled at Boston University. Students who wish to learn more about summer work eligibility should consult with ISSO. |
*If a student is not eligible to register for the upcoming fall semester (i.e. fall graduation date), the student needs to be enrolled for summer.
First year students and incoming students are eligible to access the Student Job Service listings through the Student Link once they have paid their fall tuition and have registered for classes. Access can be requested through our office. The submission form will require your UID, the unique U and eight digit number assigned during application and confirmation. Until you’ve been granted access, you will receive an error message when attempting to access the service.
After Graduation
Graduated students may no longer work on-campus as student employees starting the following semester. For example, undergraduates with May graduation dates may not be kept on as student employees for summer.
The exception to this rule is graduated BU undergraduates who immediately start a BU graduate program in the fall. These students may be hired as student employees over the summer leading up to the start of their program.
U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens may access the job board listings to develop off-campus positions during the following time period:
- May graduates: through the summer
- September graduates: through the FALL semester
- January graduates: through the SPRING semester
Ineligibility
The following are ineligible to work on campus or have access to the JobX Job Board listings:
- Non-degree-seeking students (i.e. exchange or visiting students)
- Leave of Absence or Withdrawn students
- University staff (even if taking classes)
