Federal Work Study (FWS)/Student Assistant (SA)/Graduate Study (GA)

• FWS: No. You can only work in one FWS position at a time.
• SA/GA: Yes. As long as hours worked do not exceed the maximum 20 hours a week collectively.

Temporary:

• Yes. As long as hours worked do not exceed the maximum 40 hours a week collectively, unless otherwise agreed upon by you and your primary department for over-time budget, and there are no schedule conflicts.

Is it possible for a Graduate Assistant to also work as a Student Assistant?
Graduate School does not permit employment outside of the 20 hour per week assistantship without an approved petition waiver. Requests for additional or outside employment are rarely approved.

No, an employee’s name should be as it appears on the Social Security Card. However, Florida International University (FIU) recognizes that faculty, staff, and students may use names other than their legal names to identify themselves. For more information please review the, 300.009 Chosen First Name Policy.

Address Change:

• You can update your address via Employee Self-Service accessible through the employee page at my.fiu.edu. 
• Navigation: Employee > Personal Details > Addresses

Direct Deposit: 

To make any changes to your direct deposit details please bring a picture ID to the Human Resources Service Center at MMC in PC 224 and at BBC in LIB 322 during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5 PM). 

W-4 Tax Information:  

• You can update your W-4 tax information via Employee Self-Service accessible through the employee page at my.fiu.edu. 
• Navigation: Employee > Payroll > W-4 Tax Information

In order for students to take advantage of the “IRS” Student FICA Exception Standards, and as an international student, a student can only work a maximum of 20 hours per week. However, during semester breaks, students can work up to 30 hours per week and still retain their exception status.

SA: Yes. Students must be currently enrolled as a student at FIU with a minimum of six (6) credits as an Undergraduate student or three (3) credits as a Graduate student during the Fall and Spring semesters. During the Summer semesters, Students need only remain enrolled and are not required to take credit hours but cannot have graduated. Upon graduating, student employment must end.

FWS: No. FWS Students enrolled at FIU, who have been awarded Federal Work Study (FWS) as part of their Financial Aid Award package for this position must be enrolled with a minimum of six (6) credit hours in a course of study leading to a degree or a Financial Aid eligible certificate, during Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Upon graduating, FWS employment must end.

No. If an agreement with your department is discussed prior to your graduating semester, and they have the department budget, they may choose to interview and onboard you in a non-student Temporary appointment that will be time limited.

In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, current employees must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.