How many hours are student workers allowed to work?
Although not encouraged, non-international student workers can work up to a maximum of 40 hours per week during the academic year; any hours worked after that must be paid at an overtime rate of time and a half. This number of hours in total is a cumulative total for those students who work in more than one position. The reason that this many hours is not encouraged is that students are at Temple to learn and their course work requires dedicated studying. Working 40 hours per week may detract from being a dedicated student. However, there are no legal requirements restricting the number of hours per week that a non-international student can work. International students are limited by Immigration regulations to 20 hours a week during the academic semester. They may, however, work up to 40 hours per week during breaks and summer terms.
