Student employment is supervised by Student Financial Services. We highly recommend campus employment for two reasons.

1. Working on campus will connect you with a large network of faculty, staff and students interested in your academic success. Numerous national studies have indicated that working on campus has been linked to higher grades and improved chances of graduating from college.

2. Your University employer will put your student needs before their work needs. You are a student first and will never be asked to choose between your job and your class attendance.

To be eligible for student employment, you must meet the following eligibility requirements.

• Be enrolled as a degree-seeking student throughout the year. Special-admit students are not eligible for student employment.
• Be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours (half-time).  
• International students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours (full time) per your United States Visa agreement.
• Additional requirements concerning student employment can be found in the Student Employment/Referral Handbook.
• All students interested in student employment must complete the New Hire Packet.

There are two types of student employment at Southeast: Federal Work Study and Regular Institutional Work. Federal Work Study is a federally funded program established to provide jobs for students who have financial need as demonstrated by their completion of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 

1. If you receive Federal Work-Study, the amount earned will be considered as financial aid rather than income, improving your chance of receiving financial aid in future years.

2. Campus departments are encouraged to give preference to FWS students, improving your chance of getting the job you want.

For students interested in student employment, please visit Career Linkages for a list of Job openings.

If you work on campus, you may work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session. When classes are not in session (summer, spring break or semester break), you may work up to 37.5 hours per week. Students must be paid at least minimum wage.
Paychecks are issued bi-weekly.

Disclosure of civil conviction or disciplinary action
Disclosing a civil conviction or disciplinary action on the Student Employment Referral Authorization (Work Referral) form will not automatically prevent employment. Students may be hired, commence employment and receive payment for work during the review of this information by the University's Coordinator of Student Development and Judicial Affairs. The Judicial Affairs Coordinator will determine if the disclosed information may affect eligibility to work on campus, location of employment or attendance at the University. The coordinator will notify all appropriate parties regarding the outcome of this review. For questions regarding this review, contact the Judicial Affairs Office at (573) 651-2264.

Information regarding civil convictions or college discipline is currently collected on the admissions application and will continue to be collected for students applying to the University. However, the University must collect this information on a more regular basis in order to have the most current information available on students seeking employment on campus.

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