{"id":993,"date":"2025-02-24T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:05:07","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/student-job-board\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Employment Eligibility Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to start working? Check your eligibility first. You\u2019re eligible to work on-campus and have access to the job board if you meet the following criteria.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>U.S. Citizens and Eligible\u00a0Non-Citizens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"55%\">Be enrolled full- or part-time in a degree-seeking graduate or undergraduate program*<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>Have\u00a0<a href=\"\/seo\/international\/work-auth\/\">work authorization from the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Complete\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/getting-started\/checking-in-with-isso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Initial ISSO check-in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">Before accessing the job board listings through the MyBU Student Portal, first-year and incoming students, must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Satisfy the above requirements<\/li>\n<li>Pay their tuition<\/li>\n<li>Register for classes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019ve met these requirements and access is not granted, please\u00a0<a href=\"\/seo\/contact-us\/\">contact our office<\/a>. The submission form will require your UID\u2014the unique U and eight-digit number, assigned during application and confirmation. Until you\u2019ve been granted access, you will receive an error message when attempting to access the service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/icon?family=Material+Icons\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<p class=\"alert\">\n  <span class=\"material-icons\">&#xe002;<\/span><strong> Status as a student employee ends immediately upon graduation or withdrawal from the University.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>*If your certificate or course path leads to a degree-seeking program, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/about\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Summer Jobs<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The summer work-study program typically runs from mid-May to late August. Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/seo\/dates\/\">Dates and Deadlines<\/a> page for details. Current, degree-seeking students are eligible to work on campus during the summer if they meet the following criteria.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>U.S. Citizens and Eligible\u00a0Non-Citizens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>International Students<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enrolled for the upcoming fall semester and\/or enrolled in summer classes*<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Enrolled for the upcoming fall semester and\/or enrolled in summer courses<\/li>\n<li>International students may only work part time if it is not their first or last summer enrolled at Boston University; consult with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISSO<\/a> for more information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*If a student is not eligible to register for the upcoming fall semester (e.g., fall graduation date), the student needs to be enrolled for summer.<\/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\">After Graduation<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve graduated, you are no longer eligible to work on campus as a student employee starting the following semester. For example, if you graduate in May, you may not continue as student employee in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>However, there is an exception to this rule.<\/strong> If you graduated BU as an undergraduate and are immediately starting a BU graduate program in the fall, you may work as a student employee during the summer before your program begins.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens may access the job board listings to search for off-campus positions during the following time periods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May graduates: Through the summer<\/li>\n<li>September graduates: Through the fall semester<\/li>\n<li>January graduates: Through the spring semester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Ineligibility<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The following individuals are ineligible to work on campus or have access to the JobX Job Board listings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-degree-seeking students (e.g., exchange or visiting students)<\/li>\n<li>Students who have withdrawn or taken a leave of absence<\/li>\n<li>University staff (even if taking classes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to start working? 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