Availability and Blackout Dates

Student-Worker Availability:

Summer quarter 2023:

1st day you can work:
7/5/2023

Last day you can work:
8/17/2023

Fall quarter 2023:

1st day you can work:
9/25/2023

Last day you can work:
12/12/2023

Winter quarter 2024:

1st day you can work:
1/3/2024

Last day you can work:
3/20/2024

Spring quarter 2024:

1st day you can work:
4/1/2024

Last day you can work:
6/14/2024

If you will meet your graduation requirements at the end of a quarter, you MAY NOT work past the last day of the quarter or your last exam day, whichever comes first.

Blackout Dates Between Quarters:

Work Study blackout dates (or breaks) for the 2023-2024 academic year are as follows:

July 1 - 4, 2023
September 16 - 24, 2023* (not negotiable)
December 13 - 31, 2023
January 1 - 2, 2024* (not negotiable)
March 21 - 31, 2024
June 16 - 30

Students who work during blackout dates must be paid out of non-work-study funding unless prior approval was given by the Work Study Coordinator. Approval will be given if the student is not graduating at the end of the quarter, has successfully completed their classes, and has hours remaining in their work study award.

Working During Breaks:

Students who received prior approval from the Work-Study Coordinator to work during breaks (black-out periods) between academic quarters, except for the dates listed in September and January which are not negotiable, provided they meet all of the following criteria:

They have met Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements for the previous quarter AND have completed at least 6 credits.
They have enough remaining hours in their award for the current quarter.
They do not work more than 8 hours per day and no more than 40 hours per week during the break period.
They are not graduating/completing the graduation requirements for their program of study at the end of the quarter (i.e. they will remain enrolled in 6 or more credits for the next quarter).

IMPORTANT:

Students who exceed their work-study allocation awards by working more hours than they are eligible, or who work during non-authorized periods of time must be paid for the hours they worked out of another non-financial aid funding source, which may include their supervisor’s departmental budget, if needed.