Franklin & Marshall College

How Many Hours Per Week May A Student Work On Campus?

Use the following three-step checklist to determine a student employee's hours per week eligibility.  All three test points must ring true for each student in order to be in compliance with the policies of the campus-based student employment program. 

1. During the fall and spring semester, non-extended Break periods, a student may work up to 10 hours/week total, across all Federal Work Study (FWS) or College Work Option (WorkOp) jobs.  FWS and WorkOp jobs are those jobs where students are paid out of a department's College hours allocated by their Senior Officer.

2. During the fall and spring semester, non-break periods, a student who has a Federal Work Study (FWS) or College Work Option (WorkOp) and a simultaneous departmental stipend job(s) may work up to 20 hours/week total, across all jobs, with no more than 10 hours being in Federal Work Study or College Work Option jobs.
    
3. During Winter Break, Spring Break (one week), and Summer Break, a student may work up to 40 hours/week total (full-time), across all Federal Work Study (FWS), College Work Option (WorkOp), or privately paid, stipend jobs.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The only instance in which a student may be employed up to 20 hours per week on campus, during the normal academic year (non-extended break periods) is if the student is working for 20 hours per week and is being paid entirely by a private stipend/fund from the department(s)/office(s) of employment.  This student may have no other job on campus, including being a House Advisor (HA) or Peer Advisor (PA).  Simply stated, the stipend paid job(s) of this student totaling to 20 hours/week must be the students only paid employment on campus without exception or loose interpretation.  Questions should be directed to the student employee's professional staff supervisor.