What Every FWS Student Should Know
- An FWS student may only work 10 hours per week.
- The allocation listed on your financial aid award is the amount the student may earn over the course of the academic year, assuming enrollment for two semesters.
- Students must stop working by the last day of the fall semester if they will not be returning to school for the spring semester. Student returning to the same job for the spring semester must stop working by May 14th 2010.
- FWS allocations must be earned during the period in which they are awarded. Money not earned by the end of the academic year is forfeited.
- Students are responsible for monitoring their earnings. Should you go over your allocation, your award may need to be revised and you could end up owing money back to the school. Students can get a current balance of earnings by calling Financial Aid.
- Students must stop working when their allocation is exhausted.
- Students are required to call their employer if they cannot work as scheduled. Failure to do so can result in termination. Failure to carry out job responsibilities as assigned can also result in termination.
- Students’ allocation and authorization to work periods are subject to change at any time due to possible funding shortfalls, etc.
- Students found to have falsified information on a time sheet are subject to disciplinary action by the university and termination.
- Students should be aware of confidentiality issues, responsibilities, policies, and procedures when working in an office. If a student will be working in a department that allows him or her to have access to confidential information, it is the student’s responsibility to check with their supervisor first before disclosing any personal information to another party. Should there be a breach of confidentiality, the student may be terminated, fined, sentenced to jail or all of the above.