{"id":1059,"date":"2025-02-26T13:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/?page_id=1059"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:25:59","slug":"post-graduation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/post-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre- and Post-Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these lists or watch the video below to ensure you have everything you need for future employment!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHEIXSFlAnM?si=mConRZVE5SzM0zDQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Students Who Will be Graduating<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Before Commencement day ends, you should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep your bank account active for direct deposit until you have received your final payment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Download and save your W-2&#8217;s from your time as a student employee.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Your W-2 following your last year of work will be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mailed<\/span> and will not be available online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Download and save your last salary statement from each year that you worked as a student employee.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>An easy way to save your salary statements from any point of working: MyBUWorks &gt; My Paystubs &gt; Click on desired Pay Period &gt; Click &#8220;Open as PDF&#8221; in bottom right hand corner<\/li>\n<li>This will save the pay statement as a PDF onto your computer!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Update your address.\n<ul>\n<li>Any official documents from the University concerning Payroll will be sent to this address, including the W-2 from the year you last worked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"\/seo\/files\/2025\/02\/Web-Information-for-The-Work-Number.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Work Number<\/a> for employment and income verification requests.\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ask your supervisor(s) for full job descriptions.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your supervisor(s) for recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your supervisor(s) for an exit interview.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">International Students<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>As well as all of the above, international students should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download and save your 1042&#8217;s statements.\n<ul>\n<li>Your W-2s and 1042&#8217;s from your last year of work will be mailed and will not be available online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Additionally, international students <\/span><span>must <\/span><span>consult with ISSO <\/span><span>prior <\/span><span>to continuing their <\/span><span>employment at the University as a casual or staff employee. <\/span><span>Their contin<\/span><span>ued employment at Boston University must meet USCIS regulations, and <\/span><span>therefore must be cleared through ISSO <\/span><span>before any work is per<\/span><span>formed<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Allowing a student to continue working without ISSO authoriza<\/span><span>tion will jeopardize their <\/span><span>visa <\/span><span>standing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Students Who Have Graduated<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Form W-2\n<ul>\n<li><span>Boston University has partnered with Equifax to deliver your W-2 online. To view and download your W-2\u00a0<\/span><u><a href=\"https:\/\/federationx.talx.com\/ClaimsAwareHelper\/?whr=https:\/\/shib.bu.edu\/idp\/shibboleth&amp;wctx=TWN-W2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/u><span>. You will be asked to enter your BU username and Kerberos password and will be taken to a new BU Tax Form Management page.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/payroll\/services\/duplicate-w-2-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Requesting W-2&#8217;s Prior to 2022 <\/a>\u00a0from your time as a student employee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(International students) <a href=\"mailto:nrapay@bu.edu\">Request your 1042<\/a> statements. You will need your UID and your years of employment.<\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"\/seo\/files\/2025\/02\/Web-Information-for-The-Work-Number.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Work Number<\/a> for employment and income verification requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Graduated students who continue to work <\/span><span>after Commencement <\/span><strong>must be <\/strong><span><strong>hired as a temporary or staff employee<\/strong>. In <\/span><span>order to be hired as a temporary or staff employee, a student employee<\/span><span>\u2019<\/span><span>s <\/span><span>record must be terminated in SAP. <strong>The exception<\/strong> is graduated students who will be attending a higher degree program within Boston University. For example, a May graduate undergraduate student who will be starting a Master&#8217;s program in the upcoming Fall semester can work as a student employee during the summer between graduating and matriculating as long as their enrollment in the Fall is established in the student information system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Supervisors<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Students who are graduating on May 17 can be paid as student employees through that date. Graduate students <span data-teams=\"true\"> should be termed from their student role(s) through Fiori and then can be <\/span>rehired as temporary or staff employees. International students must consult with ISSO prior to continuing their employment at the University. Allowing a student to continue working as a casual or staff employee without ISSO authorization will jeopardize their visa standing.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these lists or watch the video below to ensure you have everything you need for future employment! Students Who Will be Graduating Before Commencement day ends, you should: Keep your bank account active for direct deposit until you have received your final payment. 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