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Work Study Student Facts

 Facts For Current Students

 

 
 In order to be eligible for work study, students must meet the following requirements:  

  • A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be on file with MSU.

  • The student must have financial need.

  • The student must have a minimum of  a 2.0 GPA.

  • The student must be enrolled at least half-time to work: six (6) credit hours in the Fall and Spring, three (3) credit hours in the summer.

  • International students are not usually eligible for work study.

 

 

  The student should check their Financial Aid Award Letter to see if they have been awarded work study.  Student Employment Services has converted its Work Study job placement process to an online system. With this new system, students receive increased viewing privileges of Work Study positions and they are able to view and print job contact information.

 

To set up your home page, follow these steps:

1. Go to www.missouristate.edu/studentemp/.

2. Click “Find a Job (For Students).”

3. Log in with your university User ID and Password.

4. Check the appropriate job skills you have and the job categories you are interested in.

5. Click “Create Profile.”

6. All on–campus and off– campus jobs matching your skills and interests will appear on your home page.

 

            For Work Study positions only click “Find Job” and checkmark “Search only Work Study opportunities.”

 

7. Click any interesting position to view and print job contact information.

8. When a position is accepted, you must go to the Student Employment Office to obtain a Work Study referral form to complete the hiring process.

 

 

 

   Situations are available both on campus and off campus and are flexible in terms of scheduling work hours. The amount of the work study award is the amount a student may earn for that academic term. 		 

Once the student has accepted a work study placement by returning the completed work study referral form to the Office of Student Employment Services, they must complete the following forms:

I-9's, W-4's, and Direct Deposit- No student is allowed to begin work until all of these forms are completed.

                                               These documents are provided in the hiring department for students. Each document must be completed, the I-9 Form E-Verified and then all documents must be returned with the Work Study Referral Form to Student Employment for processing.

                        
Students receive a paycheck semi-monthly for hours worked according to the 

Student Payroll Schedule at  

                 http://www.missouristate.edu/studentemp/paysched.html