"On-campus employment" is a type of employment authorization that international students in F-1 status are automatically granted upon beginning their program of study and can continue doing until they complete their program of study. For examples of on-campus employment and how to apply, click here.
If at any point during your program you have lost your F-1 status, you are not eligible to resume on campus employment until you have regained F-1 status.
On-campus work is limited to 20 hours per week while school is in session. There are no exceptions to this rule. Such employment may be full-time (that is, more than 20 hours per week) during vacation periods for students who are eligible and intend to register for the subsequent academic term.
If you are enrolled in The Center for American Language and Culture, your employment cannot interfere with your class schedule. Any employment must take place outside of your class schedule.
Please note, if you do not yet have a Social Security Number (SSN), you will be required to apply for it once you are offered on-campus employment.
When a student completes their program of study they are not eligible to work on-campus unless:
- The student has a different type of employment authorization. In most cases, this will be “Optional Practical Training” (OPT).
- The student has been admitted to pursue a new degree at Temple University to start in the next available semester (Ex: Completing a Bachelor's degree in the Spring semester and beginning a Master's degree in the Fall semester).
- The student is admitted to a different university, to begin the next available semester, and will transfer their F-1 SEVIS to the new university.
