ELP - Student Employment

General information

Both undergraduate and graduate student positions fall into two categories - academic and non-academic:

Academic positions allow students to perform work for the university that is academic in nature (e.g., research, classroom or laboratory support duties, tutoring). See the Student Academic Employment page for information including eligibility, enrollment requirements, and maximum allowable work hours. See additional information in the Student Employment section of the Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP).

Non-academic positions are diverse and may include a wide variety of duties that are not academic in nature (e.g., clerical, customer service, and technical duties). Non-academic titles may not be used for research related to the student's degree program. See the Student Non-Academic Employment page for information including eligibility, enrollment requirements, and maximum allowable work hours.

• Note: Students who have graduated and are no longer students are not eligible for student non-academic positions, with the following exceptions:

a) Graduating student employees may remain in their student jobs until the official end of the semester in which they graduate.

b) Students who graduate at the end of the spring semester and who worked in a student non-academic position or an undergraduate academic position during that semester can remain in the student title until August 31 of the year they graduate. High school students who graduate at the end of the spring semester may be assigned to the Non-Affiliated Student Worker title until August 31 of the year they graduate.

A student who is admitted to UT Austin but does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements without including extension or online course is only eligible for the Non-Affiliated Student Worker title. To count toward the enrollment requirements for that title, the extension or online course must be taken through University Extension.

Notes

For detailed information on graduate student employment, see Graduate School: Student Employment.