Student Employment

Students are eligible to work on campus during the academic year if they are enrolled in a minimum of 6 undergraduate units or 4 graduate units.

Student employees are appointed into a classification by their departments based on:

Classification	Job Code	Description
Student Assistant	1870	U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident
Federal Work Study Student Assistant	1871	U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident; Has a federal work study award - if you are unsure if you are FWS eligible, please contact the Financial Aid Office by emailing finaid@csusm.edu
Non-Resident Alien Student Assistant	1868	Non-U.S. Citizen (typically an F-1 Visa holder); Required to complete online tax compliance assessment
Instructional Student Assistant	1150	Represented classification that performs academic-related work (grading,tutoring,etc.); See Office of Faculty Affairs
Work Study Instructional Student Assistant	1151	Represented classification that performs academic-related work; Has a federal work study award; See Office of Faculty Affairs
Summer Bridge Student Assistant	1874	U.S. Citizen/Permanent Resident; Not enrolled in summer session courses or enrolled in less than 6 undergraduate units or 4 graduate units. Able to work up to 40 hours per week, but is not eligible for overtime; Student must be enrolled at CSUSM in the prior Spring semester and enroll at least half-time at CSUSM in the following Fall semester. Mandatory enrollment in the Part-Time, Seasonal, Temporary (PST) retirement program.

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