Finding an On-Campus Job
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Job listings are posted for viewing on our website. Individual listings are maintained by employing departments. Review the different job listings, and contact employers directly.
The academic year employment period begins Sunday, August 25, 2024 and ends Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Undergraduate students may work no more than 20 hours per week for Boston College during the academic year, even if working more than one job for BC during the academic year. They may work up to 29 hours per week between the fall and spring semesters as well as Spring break. Weeks that include one-day holidays (Indigenous People's Day and Good Friday) or multiple days of classes (Thanksgiving break) are not considered break periods.
Graduate students may work no more than 29 hours per week for Boston College during the academic year. International students on F-1 and J-1 visas are limited to working on campus for no more than 20 hours per week while school is in session, as cited in immigration regulations. This aggregate limit applies to all monthly-paid/stipend payroll and hourly-paid positions combined.
Human Resources will be monitoring hours being worked for compliance with this University policy.
You will be paid for hours worked. You will not be paid for lunch breaks, sick days, holidays, or as a result of any emergency closing.
Direct Deposit is the preferred method of payment at Boston College for student employees, and is the safest and quickest method to receive payment. Please refer to our Direct Deposit Enrollment Instructions to set up direct deposit for payroll.
Direct Deposit enrollment will be available in the Agora Portal after you have been hired by your employing department and your hire has been processed by the Human Resources Service Center (HRSC). Note that Direct Deposit for Payroll is not the same as direct deposit for student account refund.
If not paid by direct deposit is chosen, then a paper check is issued and you (the student employee) need to pick it up at the HRSC during regular business hours.
Please view our New Hires page for more information regarding the onboarding process.
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a federally-subsidized employment program awarded to domestic students with demonstrated financial need. Note that preference for available jobs is given to FWS-awarded students since they have demonstrated financial need.
For more information regarding the Federal Work Study program, view the Work Opportunities section of Financial Aid and the PDF guide below.
Accepting a position involves a commitment, and you have definite responsibilities to your employer. Besides performing your duties to the best of your ability, you are expected to be dependable and considerate, and you must notify your employer as early as possible if you are going to be absent, arrive late, or need to leave early, since it may be necessary to assign your duties to another employee. Also, you must act in a professional manner concerning confidentiality of University, employer, or student records. A breach of confidentiality is cause for dismissal from any employment program.
A student's employment may be terminated by his or her employer if that student's work is unsatisfactory or if the student fails to comply with required policies and procedures. Furthermore, students with poor work records or fail to comply with the University’s student hours policy may forfeit their eligibility to participate in any current and future student employment programs with Boston College. Keep in mind that future employers may want to contact the University for employment-related references after you graduate.
You are expected to work for the same employer throughout the academic year until your agreed-upon end date, unless informed otherwise. If you decide to voluntarily terminate your job earlier than the date agreed upon when hired, you must offer your employer two weeks' notice in order to allow that employer the opportunity to find another student employee.
Job listings are posted for viewing on our website. Individual listings are maintained by employing departments. Review the different job listings, and contact employers directly.
The summer employment period begins Sunday, May 19, 2024 and ends Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Students may work 30 or more hours per week (to a maximum of 40 hours per week), but may not work more than 12 weeks of the summer employment period working these hours as a student employee of Boston College, even if working more than one job for Boston College.
Students may only work more than 12 weeks of the summer employment period if they average no more than 29 hours per week throughout the summer, even if working more than one job for Boston College.
Human Resources will be monitoring hours being worked, and it is expected that employers as well as their student employees will do the same to ensure compliance with this University policy.
You will be paid for hours worked. You will not be paid for lunch breaks, holidays, or as a result of any emergency closing.
Direct Deposit is the preferred method of payment at Boston College for student employees, and is the safest and quickest method to receive payment. Please refer to our Direct Deposit Enrollment Instructions to set up direct deposit for payroll.
Direct Deposit enrollment will be available in the Agora Portal after you have been hired by your employing department and your hire has been processed by the Human Resources Service Center (HRSC). Note that Direct Deposit for Payroll is not the same as direct deposit for student account refund.
If not paid by direct deposit is chosen, then a paper check is issued and you (the student employee) need to pick it up at the HRSC during regular business hours.
Please view our New Hires page for more information regarding the onboarding process.
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a federally-subsidized employment program awarded to domestic students with demonstrated financial need. Note that preference for available jobs are given to FWS-awarded students since they have demonstrated financial need.
For more information regarding the Federal Work Study program, view the Work Opportunities section of Financial Aid.
Accepting a position involves a commitment, and you have definite responsibilities to your employer. Besides performing your duties to the best of your ability, you are expected to be dependable and considerate, and you must notify your employer as early as possible if you are going to be absent, arrive late, or need to leave early, since it may be necessary to assign your duties to another employee. Also, you must act in a professional manner concerning confidentiality of University, employer, or student records. A breach of confidentiality is cause for dismissal from any employment program.
A student's employment may be terminated by his or her employer if that student's work is unsatisfactory or if the student fails to comply with required policies and procedures. Furthermore, students with poor work records or who fail to comply with the University’s student hours policy may forfeit their eligibility to participate in any current and future student employment programs with Boston College. Keep in mind that future employers may want to contact the University for employment-related references after you graduate.
You are expected to work for the same employer throughout the summer employment period until your agreed-upon end date, unless informed otherwise. If you decide to voluntarily terminate your job earlier than the date agreed upon when hired, you must offer your employer two weeks' notice in order to allow that employer the opportunity to find another student employee.
Undergraduate and graduate students who graduate in May from Boston College are eligible to work on campus in an hourly-paid/weekly payroll student employment position for the summer only.
Please note that the wages and hours are governed by the same guidelines and policies applicable to BC students working during the summer.
If it is your first time working for the University, please visit our New Hires page for information on the required onboarding documents.