GSAD-903
Assistantships and Employment for International Students
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Purpose
To define additional requirements for assistantships and employment for international students.
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Academic Goal
To define additional assistantship and employment requirements specifically for international graduate students (students holding F1 or J1 visas).
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Scope
All international graduate students.
Policy Statement
- For international students, policies for assistantships or employment are the same as for domestic students (see GSAD-901), with the following distinctions:
- I-9 and W-4 forms must be processed through Penn State’s International Student and Scholar Advising (ISSA).
- Vacation period employment may be up to forty hours per week.
- Because Department of Homeland Security regulations on employment are subject to change, all off-campus employment for international students must be cleared through ISSA.
Further Information
GSAD-501 Credit Loads and Academic Status for Graduate Assistants
Revision History
- March 25, 2022 - Editorial change to correct reference to GSAD-901 and update name of ISSA.
- Updated: 4/15/2012
- Adapted from Graduate Bulletin: June 2018