Student Employment

• Handshake Recruitment: Career Center l careercenter@csudh.edu l 310-243-3625
• Federal Work Study: Financial Aid & Scholarships Office l finaid@csudh.edu l 310-243-3691
• Human Resources: Human Resources Management l hrstudentonboarding@csudh.edu l 310-243-3771
• Payroll: Payroll Services l payrollservices@csudh.edu l 310-243-3769

Student Employee Eligibility Requirements

First-time students who have been admitted to the CSUDH may NOT work as a student assistant/Federal work study student assistant prior to their actual enrollment.

To be eligible to work and maintain employment, a student assistant must be enrolled in:

• 6.0 undergraduate units
• 4.0 graduate units
• Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater

Upon withdrawal from all classes or drop in enrollment below 6.0, students may not remain in a student assistant position.

Non–Citizen Student
To be eligible to work and maintain employment, a Non–Citizen student assistant must be registered as a full-time student

• 12.0 Undergraduate units
• 8.0 Graduate units
• Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater

Student Hiring Process

Student Employment Flowchart  

Please note, students who have a work break of two years or more are required to complete the onboarding process. Please refer to the onboarding process Student Employment Flowchart.

Returning Department:

Departments returning a student to work in their former department must upload an eHire, Action/Reason: Rehire.

• Position Description is not required unless duties have changed. If a new position description is submitted, students must await HR clearance.
• Students returning to their former department with no changes in duties may report to work on the effective date provided by the department. Clearance is not required by HR.

New Department:

Departments hiring a returning student assistant where the student will be NEW to the department must upload:

1. an eHire, Action/Reason: Rehire, and
2. a position description for the new department duties.

Students hired into a new department cannot begin working immediately and must await for HR clearance as the position description is reviewed for any potential background check.

Summer Bridge Hires:

To be eligible for summer employment, students must have been enrolled during the Spring term, and registered for the following Fall term.

Current Department:

• To hire/transition your student into the summer, upload an eHire, Action/Reason: Hire, Appointment.
• Students returning/transitioning to their former department may report to work at the effective date on the eHire. Clearance is not required by HR.

New Department:

• To hire a student for the summer term who will be NEW to your department, please upload an eHire, Action/Reason: Hire, Appointment and Position Description.
• Students hired into a new department cannot begin working immediately and must await HR clearance. The position description is reviewed for any potential background check.

Summer classification:

Departments must obtain students’ summer schedules in order to correctly classify the students into the summer term. Please refer to the Student Employment Flowchart.

Student Terminations / Resignations:

• Terminations must be processed by eFast, Action/Reason: Termination, End Temporary Employment.
• Termination eFast and final timesheet must be uploaded to Payroll services drop box as soon as possible.
• Under CA Law, employees who are discharged or have submitted a resignation notice with at least 72 hours’ notice must be paid all wages due at the time of separation. Employees who quit without giving minimal notice must be paid within 72 hours.

Student Job Codes

CSUDH student classification List.

Graduating Seniors

Upon graduation, Student Assistants may work up to the last official day of the academic term. In addition, campuses may allow graduating Student Assistants to work one term immediately following graduation, up until the day before the next term starts, as a Bridge Student Assistant. 

For example, at semester system campuses, Student Assistants graduating in the spring term may work through the summer period up until the day before the fall term begins.

Student Assistants in a Nonresident Aliens tax status should refer to Department of Homeland Security duration of status requirements.

Department Forms & Resources

• Student Employment Flowchart
• Student Employee Salary Schedule 
• Student Assistant Position Description
• Student Assistant Evaluation Form
• DMV Employer Pull Notice Form 
• Business Process Guide – Time & Labor for Timekeepers
• CSUDH Student Employment Guidelines - Revised August 20, 2024
  • Training Video - Note: the presentation was revised after the conclusion of the training session.