Eligibility for Student Employment

   1. Citizenship Status

         A. I-9 Requirement

            All students seeking employment must comply with the Immigration Control and
            Reform Act of 1986. This act requires all newly-hired employees of any organization
            to document within 72 hours of employment their identity (state-issued driver's
            license or I.D. card with a photograph) and citizenship status or work authorization
           (birth certificate, original social security card, alien registration receipt card, or
            certificate of citizenship or naturalization). A passport can be used to document both
            identity and citizenship status. The prospective student employee and a
            representative or designee of the University will complete the Employment Eligibility
            Verification form (referred to as the I-9 form). Completion of the I-9 is mandatory
            and must be done prior to the time a student starts work for the University. Failure to
            comply with the I-9 requirement will result in the student's dismissal from
            employment until the I-9 is completed.

         B. International Students

               1. Students with F-1 Visas

                  International students with F-1 Visas may work on-campus for a maximum of
                  twenty (20) hours per week when taking classes and up to forty (40) hours per
                  week during breaks between quarters and during one quarter of vacation time
                  each year. The employment must not interfere with the student's academic
                  progress and cannot displace a United States citizen. International students with
                  F-1 Visas can only be employed off-campus with prior permission from the
                  Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Office of International Student and
                  Faculty Services will assist students in submitting the necessary applications. The
                  Immigration and Naturalization Service will approve applications only after the
                  student can demonstrate unexpected financial difficulties that occurred after
                  arrival.

               2. Students with J-1 Visas

                  International students with J-1 Visas are eligible to work on or off-campus only
                  with the permission of the director of the Office of International Student and
                  Faculty Services or his/her designee. Grounds for permission are similar to those
                  for students with F-1 Visas.

   2. Enrollment and Standing

         A. Federal Work-Study (FWS) and PACE

            In order to be eligible for FWS employment during the academic year, a student
            must be enrolled at least half time at Ohio University during the quarter he or she is
            employed. Undergraduate students must be enrolled for a minimum of six hours and
            graduate students for a minimum of five hours per quarter. Exception: Graduate
            students who have reached the writing/defending phase of their program and who
            are only required to enroll for one credit hour are permitted to continue in their
            campus employment position during the final quarters of their program.


            Students employed through PACE, which is only available to undergraduates, must
            be enrolled full-time (twelve hours or more).


            FWS and PACE employees may only work during breaks with special permission
            from the OSFAS (a written request must be made).

         2. Student Hourly Employment (SHE)

            In order to be eligible for student hourly employment at Ohio University, a student
            must:

               1. Be enrolled for classes at Ohio University, Hocking College, another
                   post-secondary institution, or a secondary school, during the current quarter or
                   semester, immediately previous quarter or semester, or immediately upcoming
                   quarter or semester (e.g., enrollment winter quarter allows work to continue
                   through spring quarter). Homeschooled students must supply appropriate
                   documentation.

               2. To be eligible for FICA exception, student hourly employees must be enrolled
                   half time. Hocking College (or any other non-Ohio University post-secondary
                   institution) and high school students are not eligible for FICA exemption.

               3. To be eligible for OPERS exemption, undergraduate student hourly employees
                   must be enrolled for six (6) credit hours and graduate student hourly employees
                   must be enrolled for five (5) credit hours. Student employees from non-Ohio
                   University post-secondary institutions and high school students are not eligible
                   for OPERS exemption.

               4. Be in good standing with Ohio University (including academic, disciplinary, and
                   judicial).

               5. Non-Ohio University students must provide verification of student status (e.g.
                   work permits for secondary students).


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