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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 20th 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 2009-2010

Payroll Period

Disbursement Date

July 1-31‚ 2009

Thursday‚ August 20‚ 2009

August 1-31‚ 2009

Friday‚ September 18‚ 2009

September 1-30‚ 2009

Tuesday‚ October 20‚ 2009

October 1-31‚ 2009

Friday‚ November 20‚ 2009

November 1-30‚ 2009

Friday‚ December 18‚ 2009

December 1-31‚ 2009

Wednesday‚ January 20‚ 2009

** Effective January 2010‚ payroll periods will be based on the State Pay Period Calendar **

January 1-31‚ 2010

Friday‚ February 19‚ 2010

February 1- March 1‚ 2010

Friday‚ March 19‚ 2010

March 2- 31‚ 2010

Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 2010

April 1-30‚ 2010

Thursday‚ May 20‚ 2010

May 1-31‚ 2010

Monday‚ June 21‚ 2010

June 1-30‚ 2010

Tuesday‚ July 20‚ 2010

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