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Payroll & Compensation

For Students

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Students are eligible to work on campus during the academic year if they are enrolled in a minimum of 6 undergraduate units or 5 graduate units.

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

For more detailed information‚ please see Classifications & Pay Rates.

Non-Resident Aliens‚ please see Foreign Student Employees.

Summer Bridge Students‚ please see Summer Bridge Student Employees.

Once appointed‚ student employees are responsible for reporting time to their supervisors. At the end of each month‚ departments submit total hours to Payroll. Student employees are paid on or around the 15th of each month‚ for the prior month worked. Student pay warrants are to be picked up at the department each pay day. Below is the current student pay day schedule.

Student Pay Day Schedule 2011

Payroll Period

Student Pay Date

Jan 1 - Jan 31‚ 2011

Fri, Feb 18‚ 2011

Feb 1 - Mar 1‚ 2011

Fri‚ Mar 18‚ 2011

Mar 2 - Mar 31‚ 2011

Wed‚ Apr 20‚ 2011

Apr 1 - Apr 30‚ 2011

Fri‚ May 20‚ 2011

May 1 - May 31‚ 2011

Mon‚ Jun 20‚ 2011

Jun 1 - Jun 30‚ 2011

Wed‚ Jul 20‚ 2011

Jul 1 - Aug 1‚ 2011

Fri‚ Aug 19‚ 2011

Aug 2 - Aug 31‚ 2011

Thu‚ Sep 15‚ 2011

Sep 1 - Sep 30‚ 2011

Fri‚ Oct 14‚ 2011

Oct 1 - Oct 31‚ 2011

Tue‚ Nov 15‚ 2011

Nov 1 - Nov 30‚ 2011

Thu‚ Dec 15‚ 2011

Dec 1 - Dec 31‚ 2011

Fri‚ Jan 13‚ 2012


Student Pay Day Schedule 2012

Payroll Period

Student Pay Date

Jan 1 - Jan 31‚ 2012

Wed‚ Feb 15‚ 2012

Feb 1 - Feb 29‚ 2012

Thu‚ Mar 15‚ 2012

Mar 1 - Mar 31‚ 2012

Fri‚ Apr 13‚ 2012

Apr 1 - Apr 30‚ 2012

Tue‚ May 15‚ 2012

May 1 - May 30‚ 2012

Fri‚ Jun 15‚ 2012

May 31 - Jun 30‚ 2012

Fri‚ Jul 13‚ 2012

Jul 1 - Jul 31‚ 2012

Wed‚ Aug 15‚ 2012

Aug 1 - Aug 30‚ 2012

Fri‚ Sep 14‚ 2012

Aug 31 - Sep 30‚ 2012

Mon‚ Oct 15‚ 2012

Oct 1 - Oct 30‚ 2012

Thu‚ Nov 15‚ 2012

Oct 31 - Nov 29‚ 2012

Fri‚ Dec 14‚ 2012

Nov 30 - Dec 31‚ 2012

Tue‚ Jan 15‚ 2013

Student employees wishing to have their pay warrant or direct deposit notice mailed should provide their department with a self-addressed‚ stamped envelope.