Attachment I

International Student Employee Information

International graduate and doctoral students are subject to all of the requirements for employment as found in UPPS No. 07.07.06.

The account manager or designee is responsible for contacting the International Office to verify employment eligibility for all international graduate or doctoral students prior to hire. Send an e-mail to International@txstate.edu stating the proposed monthly salary and the length of the appointment, four and a half-, nine-, or twelve-month.

International student appointments may not exceed 50%. It is the responsibility of the account manager or designee to verify that the student is not currently employed on campus in order to insure that the total hours of employment do not exceed twenty. International students in a degree program who are not enrolled in course work between semesters or during the summer are eligible to work up to 100%.

In general, international students should not be employed on campus after the completion of their studies or degree requirements, which in most cases is the last day of graduation in the semester they complete their degree requirements. If they are employed beyond this date, both the university and the international student will have violated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations.

There are, however, specific circumstances when some international students may continue on-campus employment if they fulfill one of the following:

• They have received Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization from DHS and are appointed as a non-student employee. The employment must not begin or exceed the start and end dates indicated on the Optional Practical Training Employment Authorization card; or

• They may continue to be appointed from the spring semester to the summer if they have been admitted to pursue another degree program at Texas State in the fall; or

• The department submits a letter or email to the International Office stating that the employment is a degree requirement or is officially associated with a degree requirement, such as research related to their thesis or dissertation.

International graduate and doctoral teaching and instructional assistants are tied to a class each semester and are responsible for issuing some portion of the student’s grade. If the international student has completed all the requirements for the class but must be terminated prior to the end of the semester, it is the intention of Texas State to pay the international student the entire sum for the semester. Contact Faculty Records if a stipend payment is needed.