UAA student employment positions are intended to offer convenient,
on-campus employment opportunities to as many UAA students as
possible. In addition, student positions are intended to be part-time,
temporary positions that supplement other sources of students’
financial support and promote academic and career development,
whenever possible. Student employment classification is not
intended to replace temporary employee classification.
The UAA Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or designee is the
MAU approving authority for exceptions to the UA Board of Regents
Policy 09.05.00, University Regulation 09.05.00, and/or applicable
MAU rules and procedures for any student employee at the
Anchorage campus and other UAA community campuses or sites.
A. General Eligibility Requirements for UAA Student Employment
1. To be eligible for student employment at UAA,
a student mu
st:
a. be enrolled in the university system with a minimum of
six credit hours in the current semester of employment; or
b. for employment between semesters, have successfully
completed six or more UA credit hours in the preceding
semester and demonstrate plans to enroll for six or more
credit hours in the next semester; and
c. not work hours which interfere with class attendance; and
d. have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
1. A UAA supervisor may seek a one-time exception
for a student employee whose cumulative grade
point average falls below 2.0 or who has not
successfully completed six or more UA credits in the
preceding semester. The supervisor must submit
a completed UAA Student Employee Waiver Form to
the UAA Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or
designee and receive approval in advance of hiring or
continuing a student employee.
B. UAA Student Employment Limitations
1
. UAA students on F-1 and J-1 visas issued for UAA programs
cannot work more than twenty hours a week during fall or
spring semesters. In very limited circumstances, the Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs can grant exceptions for
additional work hours during fall or spring semesters provided
the international student meets other UAA and United States
Citizenship and Immigration Service eligibility requirements for
on-campus employment.
2. During fall and spring semesters, UAA student employees
may not work more than twenty hours per week, without
supervisors receiving the advanced written approval from the
UAA Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or designee. Using the
UAA Student Employee Waiver Form, supervisors may request
written approval for a student employee to work more than
twenty hours a week during fall or spring semesters if the
student meets the terms and conditions for student
employment, as defined by Regents’Policy 09.05.02, MAU rules
and procedures, and:
a. the student is specifically skilled in an academic
or vocational discipline where no other student
employees are available and the exception is
only for a specified short term; or
b. the student is in the final phase of a degree
program and in a University-approved academic
internship; or
c. the department has a limited, one-time emergency
or a short-term need for additional student staffing.
3. UAA student employees in Federal Work Study
funded-positions must consult with the Federal Work
Study coordinator in the UAA Student Financial Aid Office
prior to accepting additional work hours to learn the
effect that additional work hours might have on their
funding status.
C. General Exceptions to UAA Student Employment Limitations
1. Provided student employees meet the conditions stated
in Regents’Policy 09.05.00 and the eligibility requirements
listed in section A of the UAA Student Employment
Guidelines and Procedures, student employees, including
students on F-1 and J-1 visas, may work more than twenty
hours per week without advance approval from the Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs or designee during:
a. winter break, after the students last final exam of
the fall semester up through the Saturday
preceding the official first day of instruction of
the spring semester; and
b. spring break, from the Sunday which begins the
official spring break week when classes are not in
session through the Saturday ending that same
week; and
c. summer session, after the students last final
exam of the spring semester until the official first
day of instruction of the fall semester.
D. General Expectations
1. The UAA Student Code of Conduct applies to individuals
working in a student employee classification, in addition
to applicable employment laws and other federal, state,
municipal, and University requirements. The code of
conduct applies to new and continuing students even
though they may not be currently enrolled while working,
such as during summer sessions.
2. All student employment positions at UAA have potential
to serve as learning laboratories. Supervisors are
encouraged to: (1) develop learning outcomes for all
student employee positions, (2) engage student
employees in developmental conversations about the
learning outcomes, and (3) periodically review the
position responsibilities and employee performance
to ensure learning outcomes remain appropriate and
achievable.
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
May 2009
